At-Risk Missing Person in Pala
October 20, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff's Office officials report that a Feather Alert has been issued for a missing teenager from the Pala Indian Reservation. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office wants the public's help in locating her.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, 16-year-old Keira Trujillo was reported as a runaway juvenile to the Valley Center Sheriff's Substation. Surveillance video obtained by deputies shows Trujillo getting into a car on the Pala Indian Reservation. Her last reported sighting was in the Murrieta area in Riverside County. Trujillo's ultimate destination is believed to be Henderson, Nevada. She has previously run away from home and was eventually located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Due to the circumstances of her disappearance, Trujillo is now considered an at-risk missing person.
The Sheriff's Office notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to issue a Feather Alert throughout the state. A Feather Alert is a resource available to law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious or unexplainable disappearance of an Indigenous woman or Indigenous person. The Feather Alert will provide immediate information to the public to aid in the swift recovery of missing Indigenous persons.
Trujillo is an Indigenous girl from the Pala Indian Reservation. She stands around 5'3" tall and weighs about 110 pounds. Trujillo has dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black leggings and black Chuck Taylor shoes. Trujillo was carrying a red backpack.
If you have any information regarding Trujillo's whereabouts, call 9-1-1 or contact the Sheriff's Office at (858) 868-3200.
Source & photos: San Diego County Sheriff's Office
