UPDATE on Missing Teen Who is Subject of Feather Alert

The search continues for Keira Trujillo, age 16, who is the subject of a CHP Feather Alert. Trujillo is an Indigenous girl from the Pala Indian Reservation. She stands about 5'3" tall and weighs approximately 110 pounds. She has dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black leggings, black Chuck Taylor shoes, and black sunglasses. Trujillo was carrying a red backpack. Due to the circumstances of her disappearance, Trujillo is now considered an at-risk missing person.

In a trembling voice, her father, John Trujillo, said, "Keira, no matter what's gone on, or whatever you're going through, all you need to do is reach out and we can fix whatever is going on. We love you, we miss you, and we just want you to come home safe where you belong. Please call home."

On Thursday, October 17, she was reported as a runaway juvenile to the Valley Center Sheriff's Substation. In addition to filing a missing person's report with law enforcement, the family reached out to Tony Campbell of AC Investigations for assistance in finding Keira.

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 where deputies also found video footage of Trujillo in a store. Trujillo's ultimate destination is believed to be Henderson, Nevada. She has previously run away from home and was eventually located in Las Vegas.

Campbell, from AC Investigations, has been scouring the area in Murrieta with the family, where she was last seen. They have been passing out flyers, interviewing business owners, and checking video footage. They were able to find video surveillance footage of Keira in a second store.

"We were able to find people who had seen Keira in the area on the day she went missing and the following day and confirm it with video footage from multiple businesses," said Campbell.

In addition to talking to local businesses, Campbell spent several hours speaking with the local transit authority and checking video from the days in question, but with no results. "These things take many resources and hours. Not everything checks out or is ultimately useful, but it has to be done as part of the process of elimination," Campbell explained.

He continued, "Keira is a smart girl. I'm sure we will find her soon or she will reach out to her family."

Her aunt, Kristine Trujillo, added, "If somebody knows something, we just want them to say something. We just want to bring her home safe. We don't care where she is-we'll come and pick her up, no matter where she's at. That's all we want-for her to come home safe."

The Sheriff's Office notified the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to issue a Feather Alert throughout the state after Trujillo went missing. 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 provides immediate information to the public to aid in the swift recovery of missing Indigenous persons.

"There are several agencies involved, including the San Diego Sheriff's Department detectives, the FBI, DOJ, CHP, and Murrieta Police Department, as well as all law enforcement agencies from here to Henderson, Nevada/Las Vegas," said Campbell.

If you have any information regarding Trujillo's whereabouts, call 9-1-1 or contact the Sheriff's Office at (858) 868-3200, or Tony Campbell at (760) 828-1423.