Elijah Hassan Moore, 17, of Woodland, California, was last seen November 4, 2016. He attended school that day and cashed a check at a California Check Cashing store on Main Street in Woodland before disappearing; his mother reported him missing two days later. A text sent from his phone the day he vanished suggested he was heading to the Bay Area, but he was never heard from again.

Elijah had been a student at Cesar Chavez Community School and took part in the Northern California Construction Training program. He and a close friend, Enrique Rios, had both gone missing within weeks of each other; neither teen had a history of running away. Initial thinking by authorities considered the possibility they left voluntarily, but the circumstances grew more suspicious.

The boys’ families continue to seek answers and closure. If anyone knew Elijah’s movements on or after November 4, 2016, or has information about his disappearance, please come forward.