Kafele Walters, 27, was last seen in Phoenix on September 15, 2021, when family members went to check on him and he fled on foot. He did not return and has had no contact with loved ones since that day, prompting a missing person investigation.

Walters is described as a Black male, 6 feet 2 inches tall, about 175 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a gray shirt, blue sweatpants and carrying a black backpack when he disappeared; his file notes a tattoo on his right forearm. The Phoenix Police Department opened the investigation and Detective Daniel Nonnemacher is assigned. The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System in December 2021.

The reasons Walters fled during the family welfare check are unclear, and his family continues to seek answers. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department.