On the morning of September 4, 2025, deputies with the Napa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 report of a possible shooting at the Bardessono Hotel and Spa in Yountville. Inside a guest room, they found 24-year-old Ahmyiah Iman Pinkney, a woman from Sacramento, deceased from a gunshot wound. Authorities described the case as a suspicious death in its early hours while emphasizing there was no known threat to the public.
The call time was reported around 7:20–7:30 a.m., and the identification of Ahmyiah Iman Pinkney, age 24, was announced the following day as detectives began their inquiry.
Detectives, evidence specialists, and coroner investigators conducted a weeklong investigation, including a full autopsy. According to officials, personal notes recovered as evidence and the autopsy findings established that the fatal wound was self-inflicted. The sheriff’s office issued a clarifying statement the following week to explain the change from the initial “suspicious death” characterization, noting the unusual step of a press release due to high public interest. Local coverage likewise reported suicide notes and confirmed the ruling after the forensic pathologist’s examination.
With the death of Ahmyiah Iman Pinkney, age 24, determined to be self-inflicted, investigators said there was no ongoing threat and did not announce any suspects. No arrests were made. Early reports noted that two people had been booked into the room, but authorities did not identify a suspect or pursue a homicide case following the autopsy and evidentiary review. Memorial listings subsequently recorded that Ahmyiah Iman Pinkney, age 24, died in Yountville on September 4, 2025.
