GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio – Authorities are searching for a photographer who has not been seen since he left for a job assignment Wednesday at the I Promise School in Akron.

Desmond Burell Beasley, 33, never showed up to I Promise School, where NBA superstar and Akron native LeBron James was on hand to unveil a new basketball court.

Beasley sent a “concerning text message” to a friend, but had no other communication with the friend, police said. Police did not disclose the content of the text message.

Police tracked Beasley's cellphone and determined it last pinged east of Streetsboro and Shalersville, in Portage County. The phone disconnected just after 2 p.m., police said.

Family and friends told police it was unusual for Beasley to miss an obligation. Police did not say which entity had given Beasley the job assignment.

Beasley was driving a black 2017 Kia Sportage with an unknown license plate number when he went missing. The SUV may have a temporary tag and a front paper plate with a Spitzer dealership tag, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Garfield Heights Police Department at 216-475-1234.

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