Tonita Michelle Brooks, 44, vanished from downtown Durham, North Carolina, in late summer 2019. She was last definitively seen on September 23, 2019, inside a county building. Tonita, known to family as Lil Bit, did not have a permanent home or a phone at the time and routinely checked in weekly with relatives; her family reported her missing on October 25, 2019 after weeks of silence.

Tonita is described as a Black female, 5 feet to 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 90 to 120 pounds. She had a noticeable limp, a paralyzed left arm and hand, a scar on her abdomen, and black hair often worn in cornrows. She commonly walked around Durham or accepted rides from strangers and frequently spent time in the Holloway Street area between Alston Avenue and Raynor Street. Her family has said she had a trusting, childlike disposition and have offered a financial reward for information.

The Durham Police Department lists her as a missing person and the investigation remains open; law enforcement has said there is no evidence she has been found. If anyone knew Tonita’s routines, places she stayed, or saw her after September 23, 2019, can you share information that might help locate her?