Family members, friends and supporters came together on Sunday for a benefit concert aimed at keeping the search for Chantel Brooks alive. The 37-year-old Fairfield woman has been missing for more than three months.
The event was held at Noble Cinema Studios in Vallejo and featured prominent Bay Area hip-hop artists, including Mistah F.A.B. He performed alongside Brooks' brother, Kevin Robinson, who is himself an artist known as Footz the Beast.
Brooks, who works in San Francisco, was last seen on surveillance footage on July 17 entering her car in a Fairfield CVS parking lot, according to police. Authorities have classified her disappearance as suspicious, though investigators have not identified a suspect.
The family said proceeds from the concert will go toward investigative support, posters and other efforts to keep Brooks' disappearance in the public eye.
"I just want to thank the community, like my brother said, the community, the media, just everyone for coming together with us during this rough time," Kevin Robinson said. "Tonight we're going to be here for my sister, but tomorrow we are still going to be searching for her."
Relatives said the months without answers have weighed heavily on them, but they emphasized that they refuse to give up hope of finding Brooks.
"Being at three months, it's hard on us, but we are doing our best right now as a family. The community is helping us and everybody just sticking beside us and supporting us," said her brother, Calvin Robinson. "She's the heart of our family. I've said that numerous times, and for the last three months in these interviews, and we desperately want her home."
Friends have reported a history of domestic violence involving Brooks' boyfriend, who quickly left town following her disappearance. Despite the lack of an identified suspect, the family expressed trust in law enforcement's ongoing work, noting that detectives maintain regular contact with them each week.
A vigil is scheduled for Nov. 17 to mark four months since Brooks went missing. The gathering will take place outside the Hotel Le Nain in San Francisco, where she worked.
