Missing Since: 2016-07-15 Location: Aurora, Colorado
Lashaya was last seen in Aurora, Colorado in the early morning hours of July 15, 2016. She left home without her mother’s permission to meet an unspecified individual and never came back. The last sighting of her was on a surveillance camera, walking near a bus stop in the 1600 block of north Peoria Street at 2:23 a.m. She has never been heard from again. Lashaya left behind her clothes, wallet, money, phone charger and other belongings. She has no history of running away from home or getting into trouble, and she disappeared the day before a job interview. Lashaya’s family believes she was abducted by sex traffickers. There have been sightings of her reported in the Colfax Avenue area of Aurora; witnesses stated that the girl resembling Lashaya was being kept drugged and was forced into sex work. She may have also been seen in the Kansas City, Missouri area, and in the states of Kansas, New Mexico and Arizona. Lashaya was an honors student at George Washington High School at the time of her disappearance. She dreamed of becoming a nurse and had gotten an internship at the University of Colorado Hospital. She’s considered to be in danger and her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency Aurora Police Department 303-627-3100 Source Information The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NamUs The Denver Post KDVR Fox 31 Denver CBS Denver Federal Bureau of Investigation Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated July 20, 2025; age-progression updated.