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(UPDATE: Aug. 13 @ 1 p.m.) - The search is still on for a convicted murderer who escaped from Mission Minimum Institution last week.
John Norman MacKenzie went missing between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, which was discovered when he went unaccounted for during the prison's 10:15 p.m. head count.
Staff Sgt. Steve Crawford of the Mission RCMP told NowMedia that the search for MacKenzie has resulted in "nothing at this point."
Today, the RCMP sent out a request to have a forensic artist provide an updated visual for MacKenzie, as the picture being distributed is not a recent one.
Once that new artist's sketch of MacKenzie is complete, it will be provided to the media and public.
MacKenzie is described as a 5’9”, 196 lbs Caucasian man with blue eyes, greying brown hair, a greying brown goatee and a scar on the side of right eye.
The 57-year-old is serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, armed robbery and other offences, but is "considered to be a low risk to the public."
(Original story: Aug. 8 @ 7 a.m.) - Mission RCMP are hoping the public can help them locate John Norman MacKenzie.
MacKenzie, 57, is an inmate at the Mission Minimum Institution, where he’s serving a life-sentence for second-degree murder, armed robbery and other offences.
However, prison staff contacted the RCMP shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday after discovering MacKenzie wasn’t present for a nightly “head count.”
John Norman Mackenzie is 57 years old, measures 5’8” in height and weighs 197 lbs. He has a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He is currently serving a Life sentence for Second Degree Murder and Armed Robbery and other offences. pic.twitter.com/vHl0yO4GbY
— Correctional Service (@CSC_SCC_en) August 8, 2018
He was last seen around 7 p.m. and has no ties to the Mission community.
According to the RCMP, despite his crimes he’s “considered to be a low risk to the public.”
MacKenzie is described as a 5’9”, 196 lbs Caucasian man with blue eyes, greying brown hair, a greying brown goatee and a scar on the side of right eye.
He was last seen wearing jeans and a white t-shirt.
Anyone with information on MacKenzie’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.
You can also report tips anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477.