Myrtle Brown’s death was declared a homicide.
Police in suburban Chicago are searching for former NFL player Sergio Brown after his mother’s body was discovered following a call from family who reported them missing this weekend.
Family members contacted the Maywood Police Department on Saturday after they said they were unable to locate Brown, 35, or his mother, Myrtle Brown, 73, the department said.
Investigators conducted two searches and eventually found Myrtle Brown’s body near a creek adjacent to her residence in Maywood, Illinois, later that day, police allege.
The mother’s death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Sunday, police said. Police also said they had not located Sergio Brown as of Monday morning.
Brown, a safety, played for the University of Notre Dame and several NFL teams between 2010 and 2017, including the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. According to ESPN.
Anyone with knowledge of the incident or information regarding Brown’s whereabouts is asked to contact Dennis Diaz of Maywood Police Investigations at (708) 368-4131, or the Maywood Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (708) 450-1787.
