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[KHTS] – Investigators with the Coroner’s Office have identified the man found dead in Canyon Country on Sunday morning.

Jay Robert Kimball, 60, of Canyon Country, was found near railroad tracks close to Jakes Way in Santa Clarita.

Coroner officials have suspected that the cause of death is suicide, however they are still awaiting an autopsy.

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received a call about a deceased male adult at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, near a bridge close to Jakes Way in Santa Clarita, officials said.

body060715Recent statistics indicate the North Los Angeles County region has the highest rate of calls for attempted and completed suicides in Los Angeles County, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department data.

For anyone seeking information about mental health resources available in the Santa Clarita Valley, there are 24-hour numbers available. In the event of an emergency, 911 should always be the first call. Those looking to speak with someone can call 1-800-273-8255, for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; 1-800-854-7771, for The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; and 1-800-784-2433, for The Treatment Advocacy Center. You can contact the SCV Child & Family Center at 661-259-9439. The phone number for the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project is 661-257-9688.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.

 

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17 Comments

  1. Posted 15 minutes ago , and no cracks about CC. Wow

  2. Crickets. After all the smack talk yesterday. Hmmmm

  3. Jakes way is so horrible it’s almost like the valley blah blah blah

  4. SAD… AND UNFORTUNATE

  5. What’s really sad is that every time something happens in canyon country everyone is hot to jump on it saying how bad canyon country is. Ever notice that most of what happens here is domestic or suicide. People are under high levels of stress and eventually break, and rather than more compassion and human understanding and kindness it’s cracks about how cc is some kind of a ghetto. Very sad when you’d just as soon step all over another human being rather than reach out your hand and help them stand up.

  6. Puro Pedo, u already know how the Gz work, if they wanna take someone out, they are gonna make it look accidental or self inflicted. Lol… There have been a lot of homies handling biz.

  7. the voice says:

    Really what it comes down too
    is what was he thinking

    To make him wanna do this
    maybe a fellow employees ?
    Or home life stress?

    Maybe a wife cheated on him?
    Wake up people
    be nice to your fellow human
    even I feel at time like killing
    my self do to all of the above :(
    No joke.. stress is killing me
    plus trying to pay bills
    if I can’t do as the average person
    Or be as good as you then why
    should I live?
    Remember think with your heart
    And less with the words spoken from your pants
    hhhmmm talking to all the guys out there
    that bash your employees

  8. So sad :( It really doesn’t matter where these homicides or suicides happen they’re people and have families… God be with them.

  9. Tyger White says:

    Was he wearing a tie? There was a guy walking there late the night before and he really looked out of place.

  10. Shirley says:

    Homies handling biz? Really? Grow up. This is a human being, how sad. What happened to compassion in “Awesometown”? I feel for this person and his family and that he was alone.

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