Hector David Matute-Romero, 22 and known as Coostom, was last seen on August 16, 2021, in east Durham, North Carolina. He was visiting an establishment on Junction Road that night; someone reportedly called him outside, he complied, and he was never seen again. The disappearance was reported the same day and opened an investigation by the Durham Police Department.

Hector is Hispanic, with black hair and brown eyes, five feet nine inches tall and weighed about 150 to 160 pounds at the time he went missing. Investigators say it is unknown whether he entered a vehicle, was forced into one, or simply walked away — there are no confirmed witnesses to what happened after he stepped outside and no communication from him since that night.

Anyone who was at the Junction Road establishment on August 16, 2021, or who has information about Hector’s whereabouts is asked to come forward. What did you see that night?