Suicide fears for Sinead O’Connor, missing in Chicago

Singer Sinead O’Connor has been reported missing, and media outlets say police think she is suicidal. On Twitter, her fans are upset by the comedic tone of some reaction.

TMZ, followed by other outlets, is reporting “The singer went out on a bicycle ride Sunday around 1 PM in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, and has not been seen since. Someone called cops to report she hadn’t returned from the bike ride … and officers are now searching for her.”

“O’Connor is being classified as ‘missing suicidal,'” TMZ said. “She got medical treatment back in November after leaving an angry suicidal note for her family.”

Reactions from fans:

Sinead O’Connor left a message to her son on her Facebook hours before she disappeared https://t.co/riaZkgpr4U pic.twitter.com/rwWXjdyTcg

— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) May 16, 2016

Hoping for Sinead O’Connor’s safe return. The demons she battles are no joke.

— josh groban (@joshgroban) May 16, 2016

Thoughts are with Sinead O’Connor . Hope you’re found safe and well.

— Jake Portis (@JakePortis) May 16, 2016

I hope Sinead O’Connor will be found okay.People on here cracking cheap jokes about mental illness should be ashamed of themselves.

— Ben Gazeley (@BGazeley) May 16, 2016

Seriously disgusted by some of the Sinead O’Connor tweets. She is an incredibly fragile and vulnerable women. Mental illness isn’t a joke.

— Andrew (@geordielump) May 16, 2016

You know what’s funny about Sinead O’Connor going missing?

Nothing. So shut up.

— The Studio Exec (@studioexec1) May 16, 2016

Word of advice! Before you hit ‘send’ on that gas Sinead O’Connor joke or needlessly callous comment, throw your phone out a window.

— amy o’connor (@amyohconnor) May 16, 2016

If you’re making fun of Sinead O’Connor, please do us a solid. Delete your joke and replace it with this? Thx. 🙂 xo pic.twitter.com/m75QJ9wTCq

— Gord Macey (@GordMacey) May 16, 2016