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Woman Found Unconscious In Valencia Parking Lot Identified

A woman who died after being found unconscious in a Valencia parking lot Sunday has been identified.


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22-year-old Krista Gamboa has been identified by officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Gamboa was found unconscious Sunday evening in the parking lot of the River Oaks Shopping Center near the intersection of Magic Mountain Parkway and McBean Parkway shortly before 5:30 p.m.

The woman reportedly had suffered a medical emergency in the parking lot, and was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, where she died, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Michael Fuentes.

While officials suspect that her death was caused by some sort of overdose, they cannot officially list a cause of death until her autopsy has been completed.

“Santa Clarita is not any different than any other city in the United States; we have a drug problem here,” said Bob Sharits, program director at The Way Out Recovery SCV. “We are maybe more affluent than a lot of other communities, and so we have more money, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have a drug problem.”

The incident is not currently being investigated as a crime, as officials have found no evidence to suggest that any crime took place that evening.

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Woman Found Unconscious In Valencia Parking Lot Identified

One comment

  1. How sad. We the world will miss what she could accomplish.

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Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.