Axel Emerson Guzman-Laynez was 16 when he was last seen in Phoenix on September 20, 2017. He was described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 1 inch tall, about 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. On the day he disappeared he wore a checkered long-sleeve shirt, dress pants with a black leather belt, and green or brown Timberland boots.

The Phoenix Police Department is the primary agency handling the investigation. His information is also listed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

Very few updates have been made public since 2017, and the family continues to seek answers about what happened that day. If anyone has information about Axel’s whereabouts or remembers seeing him in Phoenix around September 20, 2017, please contact the Phoenix Police Department.