Apple Valley police searching for pizza delivery driver who went missing during work
Update (Jan. 21, 2025) — Shuefuab "Shue" Xiong died by suicide outside a St. Paul residence, according to police.
APPLE VALLEY, Minn. — Police in the south metro are asking for the public's help finding a pizza delivery driver.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Shuefuab "Shue" Xiong, 42, reported to work at Domino's in Apple Valley on Tuesday but did not make four deliveries scheduled around 6 p.m. He had been driving a red Toyota Camry with Minnesota plate "CWT545".
Apple Valley police say Shue Xiong may have been in Richfield around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday and used another person's phone to attempt to contact his family.
"The day he went missing on Jan. 14, my brother had an unknown number call him around 6:45 p.m.," said Nischa Xiong, Shue's sister. "He did not pick up because he thought it might be a spam call."
A call back to that number revealed it was Shue Xiong calling from the parking lot of the Richfield Target.
"The person who picked up said that my brother approached him in his vehicle, knocked on the window and asked to use his phone. After three rings, Shao didn't pick up so my brother was like, he said forget it and got into his vehicle and left," said Nischa Xiong.
His family says they're concerned because her brother is reliable and goes to work and returns home like clockwork.
Shue Xiong is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and 215 pounds. He is bald and has a black mustache, black beard and brown eyes, the BCA says.
His family is offering a $20,000 reward for his safe return.
Anyone who has seen Xiong or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the Apple Valley Police Department at 952-953-2700 or Dakota County Dispatch at 952-322-2323.
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