A worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions went home sick on Feb. 12 and has not been seen since.
Dr. Timothy Cunningham, a 35-year-old epidemiologist at the CDC in Chamblee, Georgia went home on Monday, Feb. 12, telling his supervisor he was feeling sick. His car, wallet, and phone were found in his home in Bolton, just ten miles away.
Anterio Cunningham is convinced his brother wouldn’t just walk away from a great job at the CDC, a beautiful home and the dog he so dearly loves.
Cause for Concern?
Dr. Cunningham’s friends and family have been searching since he disappeared, canvassing his neighborhood, distributing flyers, and using social media networks, his close friend David Calloway told NBC News.Family members told NBC that they all stayed in close contact with each other; Cunningham spoke with his sister almost daily. Her last communication with the missing man was around 7 a.m. on Feb. 12.
“Tim had been in communication with us extensively on Sunday [Feb. 11], and I pinpoint Sunday because there were some exchanges via phone as well as text that alerted me to be concerned about our son,” his father Terrell Cunningham told NBC. He offered no details.
Beloved in the Community
Timothy Cunningham was well-known in Atlanta, well liked, and well respected—rewarded in fact.Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Atlanta Police Homicide/Adult Missing Persons Unit at 404-546-4235.