Wilian Gualna Tzi, a male who is now listed as 21 years old, has been missing from Tucson, Arizona since May 27, 2022. His disappearance is recorded by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which continues to maintain an active missing-person poster for him. The publicly available information surrounding the day Wilian disappeared is unusually limited. No detailed account has been released explaining where in Tucson he was last seen, who may have been with him, what he was doing immediately beforehand, or what circumstances first caused concern for his safety. What is known is that May 27, 2022 became the dividing line between Wilian's known life and the uncertainty that has followed. His case was entered into national missing-person systems and assigned NCIC number M196859820, while the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children identifies his case as NCMEC 1451732.
As authorities and missing-person organizations worked to circulate Wilian's information, one particularly important possibility was included in the public alert: investigators believe he may still be somewhere in the Tucson area, but they have also indicated that he may travel to Chicago, Illinois. The notice does not explain what connection Wilian may have to Chicago, whether investigators received information suggesting he intended to go there, or whether there were relatives, friends, acquaintances, employment opportunities, or other circumstances drawing him toward Illinois. Because those details have not been made public, the Tucson and Chicago possibilities remain important geographic points rather than a confirmed account of his movements. The absence of a detailed timeline also means there is no publicly released information establishing whether Wilian left Tucson voluntarily, traveled with another person, used a particular vehicle or form of transportation, or was seen anywhere after the date he disappeared. Those unanswered questions leave investigators and the public with only a small number of confirmed facts from which to work.
Years after Wilian was first reported missing, his information has continued to circulate through national missing-child resources. A current National Center for Missing & Exploited Children listing still identifies him as missing, and later Arizona missing-person compilations continued to carry his name and the May 27, 2022 disappearance date. There has been no publicly announced resolution establishing that Wilian has been located, and the continuing presence of his case on the NCMEC website reflects the ongoing need for information. The Tucson Police Department is the law-enforcement agency listed for the case and can be contacted at 520-791-4444. Anyone who knew Wilian in Tucson, encountered him while traveling, saw him in the Chicago area, communicated with him after his disappearance, or remembers information that seemed insignificant at the time could potentially provide investigators with a piece of the timeline that has never been made public. Even after several years, a remembered conversation, location, travel plan, acquaintance, telephone contact, or sighting could help clarify what happened after Wilian disappeared.
Wilian's case is especially difficult because so few circumstances surrounding his disappearance have been released publicly. There is no widely available narrative describing his final known hours, no publicly identified vehicle connected with his disappearance, and no confirmed sequence of sightings showing where he went after leaving the place where he was last known to be in Tucson. Instead, the case has remained centered on several enduring facts: Wilian Gualna Tzi disappeared from Tucson on May 27, 2022; authorities have considered the possibility that he remained in the local area or traveled to Chicago; the Tucson Police Department remains the agency associated with his disappearance; and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children continues to publicize his case. Behind those limited details is a young man whose whereabouts have remained unknown for years and people who may still be waiting for an explanation. In overview, Wilian's disappearance remains an unresolved Tucson missing-person case with a possible Chicago connection, very little publicly released information about the circumstances of his last known movements, and an ongoing need for anyone with knowledge of what happened to come forward.
Last Seen: May 27, 2022
