Victor Gabriel Trejo, a 25-year-old Hispanic man, has been missing from Bakersfield, California, since the early morning of October 21, 2017. He was last seen at an apartment complex near Ming Avenue and New Stine Road while visiting a friend. Trejo is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes when he disappeared.

Five days after he was last seen, his car was found abandoned in south Bakersfield. Trejo has had no contact with family or friends since the disappearance, and the Bakersfield Police Department is treating the case as a homicide even though his body has not been found. Authorities have identified Julio Lara as a person of interest; Lara is wanted on an active arrest warrant for kidnapping to commit robbery, assault with a firearm, and robbery, and is believed to have fled to Mexico. A large-scale search for evidence was conducted, but the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Victor, saw his vehicle, or has information about Julio Lara’s whereabouts around October 2017, please come forward and share what you know.