Sherree Denise Brown, 50, was last seen in Newport News, Virginia, on October 17, 2023. She is described as a Black female, 4 feet 11 inches, about 90 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and tattoos on her left arm bearing the names Alexus and Zariah. When she disappeared from the 800 block of Daphia Circle she was wearing gray jogging pants, a sleeveless pink blouse and a black du-rag; her purse, phone and wallet were left behind in her apartment and she missed scheduled medical appointments for stage four breast cancer requiring ongoing treatment.

Sherree’s family says she had been assaulted about ten days before she vanished when a man pulled her into his truck; she escaped and later told her daughter the man had tried to run her over. The family believes that person may be connected to her disappearance. The Newport News Police Department was notified on October 24, 2023; on December 4, 2023 the Virginia State Police issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert citing a credible threat to her well-being. The FBI and Homeland Security have been involved and investigators canvassed places she frequented, but no public lead has been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Sherree, saw her on or after October 17, 2023, or has information about the assault she described, please come forward.