Mykeisha Jacquelyn Anita White, 25, of Lancaster, California, was found dead from a gunshot wound on January 26, 2021, inside a room at a Best Western hotel in Lancaster. She had been reported missing about a week earlier. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded around 7:45 a.m. and pronounced her dead at the scene.

White had a known mental condition that concerned her family and investigators during her disappearance. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office examined her to determine the exact cause of death, and detectives reviewed hotel surveillance and interviewed witnesses while investigating whether the wound was self-inflicted or the result of foul play. As reported, no arrests or suspects had been identified and investigators kept the case open.

If anyone saw Mykeisha in Lancaster in the days before January 26, or has information about her whereabouts at the Best Western, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.