{"id":185887,"date":"2026-04-05T03:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185887\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:10:08","slug":"minneapolimedia-news-brooklyn-park-search-continues-for-missing-endangered-man-jontae-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185887\/","title":{"rendered":"MINNEAPOLIMEDIA NEWS | BROOKLYN PARK: Search Continues for Missing, Endangered Man Jontae Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN PARK, MN<br \/>\nThe search remains ongoing for Jontae Brandon Lee, a 27-year-old man reported missing in March and classified as endangered by authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Park Police Department and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continue to investigate the case as of early April, with officials stating Lee may be in danger due to a medical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Timeline<\/p>\n<p>March 10, 2026: Lee was last seen near 70th Avenue North and Maryland Avenue North in Brooklyn Park.<br \/>\nAuthorities say Lee was last observed on foot and has not been seen or heard from since that date.<br \/>\nMarch 31, 2026: Family and community members held a candlelight vigil in Brooklyn Park to raise awareness.<br \/>\nApril 1, 2026: Police issued a renewed public alert emphasizing concern for Lee\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p>Description<\/p>\n<p>Lee is described as:<\/p>\n<p>5 feet 11 inches tall<br \/>\nApproximately 192 pounds<br \/>\nBlack hair and brown eyes<\/p>\n<p>Clothing descriptions provided by police and family include:<\/p>\n<p>White T-shirt<br \/>\nJeans or tan pants<br \/>\nBlack beanie hat<br \/>\nBlue-and-white Nike Dunk sneakers<br \/>\nReportedly wearing two gold chains<\/p>\n<p>Investigation<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have assigned investigators to the case and are focusing search efforts in areas where Lee was last seen.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking residents and business owners in:<\/p>\n<p>The 7000 block of Lakeland Avenue North<br \/>\nAlong West Broadway\/County Road 81<\/p>\n<p>to:<\/p>\n<p>Check properties, including outbuildings and wooded areas<br \/>\nReview surveillance and doorbell camera footage from the night of March 10<\/p>\n<p>Officials say no significant updates on Lee\u2019s whereabouts have been released.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Information<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to contact:<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Park Police Department: 763-493-8222<br \/>\nHennepin County Sheriff\u2019s Dispatch (24-hour non-emergency): 952-258-5321<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say even small details may assist in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/minneapolimedia.town.news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MinneapoliMedia<\/a> | Community. Culture. Civic Life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROOKLYN PARK, MN The search remains ongoing for Jontae Brandon Lee, a 27-year-old man reported missing in March&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-185887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn","8":"tag-brooklyn","9":"tag-brooklyn-headlines","10":"tag-brooklyn-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}