{"id":148700,"date":"2026-03-26T03:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148700\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T03:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T03:55:21","slug":"family-of-missing-pittsburgh-man-speaks-out-as-their-search-efforts-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/148700\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of missing Pittsburgh man speaks out as their search efforts continue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Family members are asking for help finding 30-year-old Chaz Simmons, who they say has been missing for more than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Police say he may be at risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Relatives say Simmons stopped answering calls and text messages on March 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-police-looking-missing-man-they-say-may-be-risk\/ASYR3O7KIJENPNF7F3WQOHU4PE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-police-looking-missing-man-they-say-may-be-risk\/ASYR3O7KIJENPNF7F3WQOHU4PE\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Pittsburgh Police looking for missing man they say may be at risk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Since then, they have organized a search party and posted flyers across downtown Pittsburgh, where he was last seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe do have a big family and it\u2019s tough on all of us,\u201d said his sister, Jenae Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Davis said nothing seemed unusual the last time they saw him leaving work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe just seen him leaving his job, you know, nothing out of the ordinary,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Simmons was last seen in the 900 block of Penn Avenue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Surveillance images show Simmons walking toward Sixth Street on Penn Avenue around 3:42 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Family members say Simmons had recently started working as a cook at Sienna Mercato, and that is the last place anyone saw him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Investigators say he left between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Simmons is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds. He has a black goatee and a tattoo on his neck that says, \u201cYalilnda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard to know that my brother is out there and none of us can help. We don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on, we don\u2019t know where he is,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Public safety officials say detectives are working with Simmons\u2019 family and nearby businesses to review surveillance footage from that night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The restaurant\u2019s general manager told Channel 11 he has continued providing video to investigators, as well as support to the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">In the meantime, family members say they have searched hospitals, shelters and surrounding communities, including Plum, Verona and Oakmont, looking for any leads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cWe went everywhere we could go and put up flyers,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Now, they are asking the public for help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Family members say Simmons has an 8-year-old son and want him to return home safely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cI know that maybe he is going through some things and he just wants to be away but he needs to know the family is here and we are looking for him,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Family members say they are planning another search party this weekend. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Anyone with information on his location is asked to call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/family-missing-pittsburgh-man-speaks-out-their-search-efforts-continue\/MB7SKJIJVREJBN2Q6JXXBPIPFU\/tel:412-323-7141\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">412-323-7141<\/a> or to call 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh 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