Oakley police to provide major update on Alexis Gabe, missing since January

SAN FRANCISCO — Police planned to provide a major update Thursday morning on Alexis Gabe, an Oakley woman missing since January.

Oakley police scheduled a news conference for 11 a.m. to announce the new developments.

On a Facebook group page dedicated to helping find Gabe, her father posted an update early Thursday morning saying, “We are hearing a lot of activity occurring in the State of Washington and our daughter’s name has been mentioned. The Oakley Police Department will have a press conference to discuss the details.”

The post came after a police shooting Wednesday in Kent, Washington, where officers shot and killed a man while attempting to arrest him on a murder warrant. Seattle police said the unidentified suspect charged out at officers holding a knife. A police detective, a Snohomish County detective, and a deputy US Marshal opened fire and the suspect died at the scene.

A woman who lives at the complex where the man was slain told KOMO News he was living with her and studying to be a law enforcement officer, and said the case was related to Gabe’s disappearance.

Seattle police did not identify the suspect and did not confirm the woman’s account of the case being related to Gabe’s disappearance.

Gabe was last seen on Jan. 26 in Antioch. Her car was found days later in Oakley unlocked with the keys inside. Surveillance video from where Gabe’s car was found showed someone getting out of the car and walking away. A $10,000 reward has been offered for any information on this case.

Police have twice searched the home of Gabe’s ex-boyfriend, once in February and again last month, but have not revealed what was seized from the home and have not identified the ex-boyfriend.