Navajo Nation authorities are seeking information about the disappearance of Nate Browning, who was last seen on October 9.

Browning was last seen at the tribe's casino near Gallup, New Mexico. His burning car was found a few hours later, in the early morning hours of October 10.

Browning was reported missing after he failed to show up for work as a bus driver for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. "It's very unusual that he would be gone like this without telling anyone," his cousin Linda Atictty told The Gallup Herald.

Family members fear foul play because Browning is openly gay. In July, the body of Frank Yazzie, who was gay, was found mutilated near Gallup.

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Where is Nate Browning? (The Gallup Herald 10/20)