Hector Manuel Choc-Ayu was 16 when he was last seen in Tallahassee, Florida, on July 18, 2021. He is Hispanic, with brown hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 1 inch tall and roughly 120 pounds. He had been flown from New York to Tallahassee to live with a caretaker and was reported to have left from that caretaker’s residence; the circumstances of his departure remain unclear.

The Tallahassee Police Department opened an investigation and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System as MP160217 to broaden the search beyond the local area. No public details have been released about what he was wearing or how he left. He would be 21 years old now.

If anyone knew Hector, his living situation after the move, or saw him in Tallahassee around July 18, 2021, please contact the Tallahassee Police Department with any information.