Gallup Police locate missing 17-year-old Diné girl Amaya Baysinger

Gallup Police turned to the public for help locating 17-year-old Diné girl Amaya Baysinger, who was last seen at her residence in Gallup around 11 p.m. on April 12. Police asked anyone with information to call the department at (505) 722-2231.

New Mexico’s Department of Public Safety listed her as Amaya Lynn Baysinger, age 17, missing from Gallup, and placed the case on its Turquoise Alert system, which is used for missing Indigenous persons. State records also listed her last seen on April 11, 2026, in Gallup. The alert gave the same Gallup Police contact number and moved the case into the state’s missing-persons system, where the Missing Persons Clearinghouse posts cases publicly and works with law enforcement and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to keep information current.

The Gallup notice described Baysinger as 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair with pink highlights. Those identifying details were the kind families and neighbors in McKinley County often rely on when time matters most, especially in a community where alerts can spread quickly across Gallup, nearby chapters, and the rest of the county.

The case was later resolved the same day, and the state’s press-release index showed a cancellation update for the Amaya Baysinger Turquoise Alert on April 13. That update closed the loop on a case that had briefly mobilized public attention and then shifted from active search to resolved status.

Gallup Police, based at 451 Boardman Drive in Gallup, said its patrol division provides police services 24 hours a day through the McKinley County Metro Dispatch Authority. The department lists non-emergency contact numbers at 505-722-2002 and 505-722-2231, and says it is staffed by 60 commissioned officers, 10 public service officers and 6 civilian employees.