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Missing Denver man last seen leaving for work

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — Lincoln County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for help trying to find a missing 38-year-old Denver man.

Rene Garcia Gomez, of Grassy Creek Road, was last seen at about 7 a.m. on Jan. 16 leaving for work.

He has brown eyes and brown hair, weighs 175 pounds and is 5 feet, 6 inches tall. He was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, blue sweatpants and black sneakers.

Gomez is supposed to take medication daily and he did not take it with him.

Gomez drives a gray 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor with the North Carolina license plate: DED-2036.

The Mitsubishi has paint peeling from the roof and hood area.

He is known to frequent big box stores in Mooresville and Hickory.

If you have information, call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050, the Lincoln County Communications Center at 704-735-8202 or Lincolnton/Lincoln County Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909.

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