Evonte McNeill, 25, was last seen in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on November 24, 2023, the day after Thanksgiving. He is described as a Black male, 6 feet tall, about 215 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and several tattoos, including KELLY on his neck. He was wearing a dark and light gray sweater, tan pants and an ankle monitor when he vanished.

Accounts differ about McNeill’s last known location. The Fayetteville Police Department initially reported he was last seen at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after being discharged, but his family says he last contacted them from outside the Fayetteville Police Department and believed the station was closed before saying he would return to the hospital. His mother says he had been in a mental health crisis and had told her he felt he was being followed, fearing the same people involved in his 16-year-old brother’s unsolved 2021 murder.

The family has questioned the focus on the hospital as his last location and urges a fuller search of the area around the police department. If anyone saw Evonte McNeill on or after November 24, 2023, or knows his whereabouts, please come forward with information.