Gabriella Lopez, a 16-year-old Hispanic female from Malta, New York, was last seen on December 21, 2023. Few public details have been released about the circumstances of her disappearance, and authorities describe the case as an active investigation.

National and state resources have been involved: the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an alert, and the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse has joined the search. Investigators have said Gabriella might travel to Schenectady, New York, giving the searchers a possible direction to pursue.

Anyone with information about Gabriella’s whereabouts or who may have seen her in Malta, Schenectady, or nearby areas is asked to contact law enforcement. Did anyone in the area see Gabriella after December 21, 2023, or know where she might have been headed?