Update 7 p.m.: D.C. police tell ABC7's Jay Korff that Minnie Beatrice Gillespie, 83, has been found and is receiving medical attention.

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D.C. police are searching for Minnie Beatrice Gillespie, 83, who has gone missing and is in need of medical attention.

MPD issued the following information:

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing person identified as 83 year-old Minnie Beatrice Gillespie. She was last seen on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at 11:30 pm in the 900 block of Farragut Street, NW.

Ms. Gillespie is described as a black female, 5’4” in height, weighing 130 pounds, dark complexion, brown eyes, with gray hair. She was last seen wearing navy blue hooded jacket and a black baseball cap. She was also carrying a black purse with a brown handle. She is in need of medical attention.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Minnie Beatrice Gillespie is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099, the Youth Investigations Division at 202-576-6768 or 911.