Mateo Perez was 17 when he was last seen in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 31, 2022. He is described as a Hispanic male, about 5 feet 0 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall and roughly 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. At the time he disappeared he was wearing a dark-colored hoodie, dark pants, black shoes and carrying a dark-colored backpack.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office opened the investigation as case number 2208000140SH and the disappearance was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP102435. Beyond those entries, public details about Mateo’s last movements are scarce and no clear leads have been shared.

If anyone in Memphis around July 31, 2022, saw Mateo or has information about where he might have gone, please come forward to law enforcement.