Gallup alert seeks help finding missing Diné woman Gabi Martinez
Gabi Martinez was last seen June 3 at Cedar Hills in Gallup. Police want tips at 1-800-457-3463.
Gallup police are asking residents to help find Gabi Martinez, a 36-year-old Diné woman last seen June 3 at about 5:15 p.m. at the Cedar Hills apartment complex, 1710 Elm Cir., in Gallup. Martinez is 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair worn in a pixie cut.
Anyone who sees Martinez or knows where she may be should call the New Mexico Department of Public Safety missing-person hotline at 1-800-457-3463. In a case like this, even a brief sighting near an apartment parking lot, a neighborhood street, or a nearby business can become the lead that matters most.
Because Martinez is Diné, her disappearance also fits into New Mexico’s Turquoise Alert framework, which is designed for missing enrolled or enrollment-eligible members of federally or state-recognized Indian nations, tribes and pueblos who are missing under involuntary, unexplained or suspicious circumstances and are at risk because of safety or health concerns, or because of a mental or physical disability or substance-use disorder. The Department of Public Safety says Turquoise Alerts can go through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System when there is evidence of imminent danger and enough descriptive information to help locate the person.
The state’s missing-person clearinghouse is meant to serve as a central repository for missing-person information used by all law enforcement agencies in New Mexico, including tribal agencies. That makes fast public reporting especially important in McKinley County, where Gallup sits close to the Navajo Nation and where a few hours can determine whether a trail stays warm or goes cold.
The urgency around Martinez’s disappearance also reflects a wider pattern affecting Indigenous families across the region. New Mexico In Depth reported in July 2025 that at least five other states, Arizona, California, Colorado, North Dakota and Washington, had created similar alert systems, and it cited an FBI list showing 199 Native people missing from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. NamUs, which publishes monthly statistics on unresolved missing-person cases, lists 26,563 open missing-person cases nationwide.
For Gallup, the immediate need is clear: keep Martinez’s description in mind, pay attention to the June 3 evening window, and report any possible lead without delay.
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