Leawood issues silver alert for missing 83-year-old man

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Leawood have issued a silver alert for a missing 83-year-old man.

John C. Gound was last seen driving his white Kia Sedona around 3:40 p.m. Friday near the intersection of W. 83rd Street and Somerset Street.

Police say Gound has been diagnosed with dementia and is easily disoriented.

Gound is described as five-feet, seven-inches tall, 195 pounds, with white hair, a gray beard and blue eyes.

His Kia has Kansas license plate 066CRU.

Anyone with information should call 911 or the Leawood Police Department at 913-642-7700.

If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.

Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.

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