Elijah resides in France and was reportedly visiting his dad, Antwon Hoard, in Chicago, per ABC7Chicago reports. He had been in the city for 10 days. The family’s last photo of him is the one taken with his father at the airport
Search for Victor Wembanyama’s friend continues — Source: Getty Images
Search for Victor Wembanyama’s friend continues — Source: Getty Images
The search for Victor Wembanyama’s friend continues. The 22-year-old NBA player took to his Instagram on Monday, March 2, pleading with anyone with information on 23-year-old Elijah Hoard to help secure his return.
Wembanyama wrote on Instagram Stories:
“Our friend Elijah has been missing from Chicago O'Hare since February 27th. If you have any information, please reach out to local authorities.”
The San Antonio Spurs player tagged notable Chicago athletes, including Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose, and Blackhawks star Connor Bedard.
Elijah was reported missing on Sunday, March 1, after he failed to board a flight back home to France.
A missing person bulletin was released by the police stating that he was last seen at the O’Hare airport in black sweatpants, cream shoes, and a brown hooded sweatshirt.
Elijah Hoard’s father says his son was reluctant to return to France
Elijah resides in France and was reportedly visiting his dad, Antwon Hoard, in Chicago, per ABC7Chicago reports. He had been in the city for 10 days. The family’s last photo of him is the one taken with his father at the airport.
Antwon Hoard says Elijah never checked in for the flight because his bags were never registered. The family is considering the possibility that he could be “floating” around the airport.
"To my knowledge he was going just to register his ticket and get on the flight but for whatever reason he never took the flight his bags weren't registered, and he never checked in, so what we're thinking is he could possibly be floating around the airport or something, but again, that's the last we've seen of him," Antwon Hoard said.
Antwon revealed that Elijah has a mental illness and was reluctant to go back home after spending time in Chicago.
"Everything seemed pretty normal the first eight days, but the last two days his whole mood had swung, and he was really adamant about not going back home, and he didn't want to go home," Antwon Hoard said.
Elijah’s phone has been off since Friday evening, and the family worries that he doesn’t have enough money to be on his own for more than a few days.
He is 6”3 and weighs 200 pounds. Anyone with information about him is asked to contact the police.
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