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Medical Examiner: Missing 88-year-old Milwaukee woman found dead

Posted at 5:58 AM, Dec 06, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-06 16:14:55-05

MILWAUKEE -- An 88-year-old Milwaukee woman who was reported critically missing was found dead Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner says. 

Josephine O. Johnson was found dead in the 3800 block of N. 5th Street on Wednesday morning. She was last seen a block away - in the 3700 block of N. 5th Street - around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Police said she suffered from Alzheimer's and dementia.

The Medical Examiner has not yet released the cause of her death. 

No other information has been released. 

Stay with TODAY'S TMJ4 for further updates on this developing story.