Cartajena Perez Carlos, now 16, was last seen at his home in Miami, Florida, on December 27, 2024. He is described as a Hispanic and White/Caucasian male, black hair, brown eyes, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and roughly 140 pounds. No clothing description or other distinguishing features have been released.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating; the case is entered in NamUs as MP155267 and with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children as case 2077201. The agency case number for the sheriff’s investigation is PD241228401185, and Missing Persons Detective Suzanne Gowdie is overseeing the inquiry. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office at 715-3300 and reference the listed case numbers.

If anyone knew Cartajena, his routines, who he spent time with, or saw him around late December 2024, please share what you know with investigators.