Alexis McKayla Sheffield was 17 when she was last seen in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on September 13, 2021. She is described as five feet one inch tall, about 145 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office received the initial missing persons report, and investigators say she was seen at a bus stop the day she vanished.

There was reported contact with Alexis on December 1, 2021, which complicates the timeline but details about that contact are not provided. Clothing, destination, and other specifics from the day she disappeared have not been released, and the investigation remains active.

If anyone in Fayetteville around September through December 2021 remembers seeing Alexis, knew where she spent her time, or has information that could help locate her, please share what you know with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.