Michael Markell Venson was 29 when he was last seen on the morning of October 30, 2020, in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. The Chicago Police Department issued a missing person alert placing his last known location in the 4700 block of West End Avenue. No one has reported seeing or hearing from him since that morning.

At the time he vanished Michael was described as about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing roughly 130 to 150 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. He has a scar on his stomach from a previous gunshot wound and a scar on his chest from a prior stabbing injury. His case is listed in NamUs as MP77405 and is being handled by Chicago Police Department Area Four.

There are very few public details about the circumstances of his disappearance, including what he was wearing or his state of mind that day. If anyone in West Garfield Park on October 30, 2020, saw Michael or has information that could help investigators, please contact CPD Area Four detectives.