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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Media Release - Palm Garden Homicide
| Nature of Incident: | Homicide Investigation | ||||
| Report Number: | 25-2319 | ||||
| Location: | 495 N Ventu Park Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 | ||||
| Date & Time: | 01/06/25 @ 10:47 P.M. | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit, East County Major Crimes Unit, Thousand Oaks Police Department Patrol Service; Sheriff’s Crime Scene Investigations Unit, Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Uriel Gamboa (V) Aliya Pitts |
Thousand Oaks Sherman Oaks |
31 24 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On 1/10/2025, (S) Uriel Gamboa was arrested for violation of PC 187(a) - Murder. On 01/06/2025, at approximately 10:47 p.m., Sheriff’s Dispatch received a call from Gamboa, who stated he had just killed his girlfriend inside of their hotel room and he was feeling suicidal. Deputies from the Thousand Oaks Police station responded to the Palm Garden Hotel. Upon arrival, deputies contacted Gamboa and made entry into the hotel room. Deputies located a deceased adult female, identified as (V) Aliya Pitts, inside the hotel room. Gamboa was transported to a local area hospital, where he was admitted for medical treatment. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrived at the scene and assumed the subsequent investigation. The investigation revealed that Gamboa and Pitts were in a dating relationship. The investigation shows this to be an isolated incident, with no outstanding threat to the public. An autopsy was conducted by the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office and determined Pitts’ manner of death to be a homicide. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Office obtained a warrant for Gamboa’s arrest for violation of PC 187(a) - Murder. On 01/10/2025, Gamboa was discharged from the hospital and was immediately taken into custody for the aforementioned arrest warrant. Gamboa was booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura, CA. Gamboa’s bail was set at $500,000 and his arraignment is currently scheduled for Tuesday, January 14th, at 1:30 PM in the Ventura County Superior Court. Detectives are actively investigating the case and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Vorzimer at 805 384-4731 or Detective Nicole Grover at 805 384-4722. |
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| Prepared by: | Sergeant Francisco Jauregui | ||||
| News Release Date: | 01/10/2025 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Sergeant Monica Smith (805) 654-2385 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Victor Medina YES NO X (To view Booking Photo, please visit venturasheriff.org and click on Media). |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511