Seventeen-year-old Alexis Shears was last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee, on January 24, 2026, after leaving a West Knoxville residence with 15-year-old Eulanda Mitchelle. The two reportedly climbed through a window and walked away from the home; their last known movements placed them near Bearden Middle School in the Francis Road and Dick Lonas Drive area. Alexis is described as about 5 feet 5 inches tall and 180 pounds.

The Knoxville Police Department and East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers asked the public for help locating both girls, seeking anyone who had been in the Bearden area that evening or who might have seen them walking, entering a vehicle, visiting a residence, or communicating with someone after they left. Eulanda was later found safe in Oak Ridge, but Alexis remained missing after that recovery. It is not clear whether the girls stayed together, when or where they may have separated, how Eulanda reached Oak Ridge, or whether that recovery yielded information about Alexis’s whereabouts.

Anyone with reliable information about Alexis’s movements after January 24, her possible destination, people she may have contacted, or places she may have stayed was urged to contact the Knoxville Police Department or East Tennessee Valley Crime Stoppers; if Alexis is seen and appears to be in immediate danger, contact 911. Did anyone in the Bearden area on the evening of January 24 see Alexis or notice anything that could help investigators?