Police seek Lynnwood man, 22, missing since Tuesday

Ruben Babak was last seen around 2 a.m. at a relative’s house north of Lynnwood.

Ruben Babak. (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

Ruben Babak. (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

LYNNWOOD — Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies are asking for help to find a man missing since early Tuesday.

Ruben Babak, 22, was last seen around 2 a.m. at a relative’s house in the 15600 block of 48th Avenue W, north of Lynnwood. He’s 5-feet-11, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray sweater and blue jeans.

The sheriff’s office searched the area but didn’t find him.

Anyone with information about Babak’s whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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