Mechelle Leinani Mechy Linburg, identified in reports as Mechelle Leinani Lindberg, was 25 when she was killed in a room at the Gateway Inn in Salt Lake City on November 28, 2017. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was a mother to a young daughter. Police determined her death was a homicide caused by a single gunshot wound to the head.

Surveillance showed 37-year-old Joshua Valasi Saunders enter room 406 at 6:33 a.m.; Mechelle entered about twenty-two minutes later. Javier Rodriguez Pena, who rented the room, and a woman named Kristie Hansen were also present. Witnesses later told investigators they heard a loud boom, saw Mechelle stand and then fall. Pena said he made Saunders leave before he and Hansen departed. A TRAX camera later recorded Saunders disposing of a black bundle while a handgun handle was visible in his waistband.

Saunders was taken into custody on unrelated charges and on December 19, 2017 was charged with first-degree murder, obstructing justice and possession or use of a firearm by a restricted person; bail was set at $1 million. No other suspects have been charged. If anyone knew Mechelle, her movements that morning, or saw the people entering or leaving room 406, please share what can help the investigation.