Jafet Elijah Jemmott, 15, was last seen the morning of November 28, 2025, leaving his home on Burchell Avenue in Arverne, Queens, at about 6:00 a.m. Home security footage captured him departing after an argument with his father the night before about going shopping. Family and police believe he may have boarded a Q52 bus and his phone’s last tracked location was the Cross Bay Bridge before the device lost power; an app showed the phone had roughly 5% battery when he left.

Friends expected him at Kings Plaza Mall on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn that morning, but he never arrived. Two hours before he left home he received WhatsApp messages; the family does not know their content. Jafet is described as Black and Hispanic, about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches, 130 to 140 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and black glasses. He was last seen in a black sweater or hoodie, white t-shirt, black pants and white sneakers, and may go by Elijah. If anyone saw Jafet that morning or has information on his whereabouts, please contact the NYPD.