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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are investigating an apparent suicide in Santa Clarita.

“Right now it appears to be a suicide of a male adult and right now we’re trying to determine the identity,” Sgt. Steve Rubino, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau said.

The victim died of a single gunshot wound to the head, Rubino said.

Homicide units were dispatched around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to a location on Oak Ridge Drive, behind the Oak Tree Apartment Complex.

 

[KHTS] – Homicide Bureau detectives are responding to reports of a body found behind the Oak Tree Apartment Complex in Saugus.

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were called out the apartment complex on Oak Ridge Drive at 4:06 p.m., said Sgt. Cortland Myers. Homicide detectives are en route.

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131 Comments

  1. Greg Aliano says:

    That is not canyon country

  2. Greg Aliano says:

    That is not canyon country

  3. Andrea Crews says:

    Christina Armellini-Teel isn’t this by you?

  4. Andrea Crews says:

    Christina Armellini-Teel isn’t this by you?

  5. Angela Chu says:

    That’s Newhall, not Canyon Country

  6. Angela Chu says:

    That’s Newhall, not Canyon Country

  7. Andrea Crews oh man. Seriously?? I’m over things happening by our house…but it says Canyon Country! Is it CC or Newhall?

  8. Andrea Crews oh man. Seriously?? I’m over things happening by our house…but it says Canyon Country! Is it CC or Newhall?

  9. It’s Border line Saugus and Newhall

  10. It’s Border line Saugus and Newhall

  11. Rick Drew says:

    Our local news media need a geography lesson.

  12. Rick Drew says:

    Our local news media need a geography lesson.

  13. Seriously. .the TV station doesn’t know the area?

  14. Seriously. .the TV station doesn’t know the area?

  15. Ray Smith says:

    Seriously? Everyone is concerned about the location? Wow!

  16. This is on Oak Ridge Drive

  17. Denice Lyke says:

    And in other news… A BODY was found… Sheesh people have some compassion for the reason of the article. Not logistics of what city borders what.

  18. It’s by railroad not in CC.

  19. Bree Christine Anderson Freddy Illian….sumthin always happening by our complex

  20. Jeff Selph says:

    That’s not CC, that’s Newhall

  21. Who cares where… There isa family who has lost a love one. Lord, I pray for this soul and the family who is mourning. Lord, I also pray for our nation who is being attacked by the enemy.

  22. Well I’m not surprised since we have no homeless shelter :-( sad

  23. Lisa Ferris says:

    Oh no, I hope it doesn’t have anything to do with the missing woman & her abandoned car found today in Sand Canyon.

  24. Awesome, it’s technically Saugus and right behind my house in Circle J Ranch.

  25. Karina Diaz says:

    Prayers for those that lost this loved one :(

  26. I could not figure this map out…it looks like via princessa connects with railroad ave…the only via princess a I know is in canyon country…

  27. Stacy Soto says:

    Used to live in the houses across from Via Princessa. There’s one or two sex offenders who live or used to live there.

  28. Kevin Bickel Mike Bickel

  29. Linda Morgan says:

    ABC7 reported Newhall. Reason for location discussion, everyone disses on CC when anything happens here, with comments unbecoming SCV residents.

  30. Steven Craig says:

    ITS F*****G SAUGUS PEOPLE! NOW THAT THAT ARGUMENT IS OVER HOW ABOUT WE ALL GO EAT DINNER AND BE HAPPY TO BE ALIVE. DETAILS WILL COME WITH TIME. THANK YOU!

  31. Waiting for the “What’s going on with our city?” post.

  32. I saw the Sheriffs down there when I went to meet Bob for dinner…they are gone now though.

  33. Danny Fish says:

    It’s my back yard

  34. Kelly Parco says:

    Sad. Drove by there and saw that something serious happened. May the victim rest in peace. I used to live in those apartments, bad juju there. Glad i moved. Praying for the victim and their loved ones.

  35. Brian Durand says:

    Might be able to change street names in zip codes but location is not in Canyon Country

  36. False location. Garbage. ..

  37. False location. Garbage. ..

  38. I used to live there and I had a valencia zip code. Good job scvtv

  39. I used to live there and I had a valencia zip code. Good job scvtv

  40. Chris Hartly says:

    Those are the apartments that Lisa Marie Grasso-Hartly and I lived in.

  41. Chris Hartly says:

    Those are the apartments that Lisa Marie Grasso-Hartly and I lived in.

  42. Gayle Smith, do you know about this?

    • Gayle Smith says:

      Sheri Kaylor Marrs…I saw posts from KHTS…did not see any obvious activity when I drove by on Oak Ridge Dr. Have to wait and see what the investigation shows. Unfortunate regardless of who/what/why

  43. Gayle Smith, do you know about this?

    • Gayle Smith says:

      Sheri Kaylor Marrs…I saw posts from KHTS…did not see any obvious activity when I drove by on Oak Ridge Dr. Have to wait and see what the investigation shows. Unfortunate regardless of who/what/why

  44. Laura Oswald Dangelo

  45. Gayle Smith says:

    Post office has a Saugus zip, but it is edge of Newhall, Valencia, and Saugus.
    I live across the street

  46. Elysa says:

    Does it really matter that is in Canyon country, Saugus, Newhall or Valencia? What matters is that it happened in our valley.

  47. Why are yall so concerned about the stupid location. You should be more concerned about where this town is headed……

  48. Kim says:

    who cares if it’s in canyon country, Saugus, or Newhall they’re all part of the Santa Clarita valley. The fact of the matter and the thing that you all should be caring about is the person who lost their life and why there was a body found I the first place.

  49. The article says Saugus..

  50. The article says Saugus..

  51. They think it’s my next door neighbor, give the family the respect they deserve. The location doesn’t matter. A poor man lost his life to suicide, and the only thing you all care about is keeping your cities “reputation” because you are selfish and want people to think you live somewhere good. It’s all Santa Clarita valley.

  52. They think it’s my next door neighbor, give the family the respect they deserve. The location doesn’t matter. A poor man lost his life to suicide, and the only thing you all care about is keeping your cities “reputation” because you are selfish and want people to think you live somewhere good. It’s all Santa Clarita valley.

  53. Lola in Canyon Country

  54. Kory Abel says:

    Yea were concerned about location I mean libel is libel

  55. Our mental healthcare system is a joke. I am blaming this suicide (if it is indeed a suicide) and most if not all others directly on this fact.

  56. Lincoln Glad says:

    Looks like Awesometown to me.

  57. Lincoln Glad says:

    Looks like Awesometown to me.

  58. This area is really not considered Canyon Country, but thanks for the heads up, Vicky! I saw this yesterday on my news feed.

  59. This area is really not considered Canyon Country, but thanks for the heads up, Vicky! I saw this yesterday on my news feed.

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