Areli Gomez was 15 when she was last seen leaving her home in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 9, 2022. Witnesses reported she left in a green van. At the time she went missing she was described as a Hispanic female, five feet seven inches, about 150 pounds, with black shoulder-length braided hair, brown eyes and a mole near her nose. She was believed to be wearing a yellow and black blouse and blue pants.

The Knoxville Police Department is handling the investigation and her information was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to make her details available to law enforcement nationwide.

If anyone in Knoxville or nearby communities saw a green van on or around June 9, 2022, or has information about Areli’s whereabouts, please contact the Knoxville Police Department.