Articles Tagged With ‘death investigation’




Dead body found on Cal Poly campus

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An individual or individuals found a dead body on the Cal Poly campus Sunday morning. [KSBY] Shortly after 9:20 a.m., a caller reported a body lying near Building 180 on the university campus. Cal Poly police officers... (Continue reading)

California firefighting helicopters collide, three people killed

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two firefighting helicopters collided in midair while battling a blaze in Riverside County on Sunday, killing a pair of longstanding firefighters and one pilot. Fire personnel were using the helicopters to battle the Broadway Fire that... (Continue reading)

District attorney finds fatal Santa Maria police shooting justified

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has ruled a Santa Maria police officer was justified in using deadly force when, at the end of a long standoff last year, he shot and killed a man armed... (Continue reading)

Officials investigating death of woman at Lake Nacimiento

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Monterey County park rangers and San Luis Obispo County coroner’s personnel are investigating the death of a woman who fell off a tube at Lake Nacimiento earlier this month. [KSBY] On July 9, Luz Maria Ruiz, 57,... (Continue reading)

Missing Guadalupe woman found dead in San Diego

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A security guard on Tuesday found a missing Guadalupe woman deceased in car parked in San Diego close to the United States-Mexico border crossing. [NBC San Diego] The security guard noticed the woman’s body while making rounds... (Continue reading)

Man dies after falling off cliff at Pirate’s Cove

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man died after falling off a cliff at Pirate’s Cove on Wednesday. Shortly after 6 p.m., a 911 caller reported a person had fallen over a cliff near the Pirate’s Cove parking lot, according to Cal... (Continue reading)

Sheriff identifies kayaker who died off of Avila Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who fell out of a kayak and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday. Sheriff’s officials say the death of Christopher Neil Chisholm, 40,... (Continue reading)

Kayaker dies off the coast of Avila Beach

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man fell out of his kayak while on an excursion with a friend and died off the coast of Avila Beach on Sunday.  The kayaker possibly drowned. Thus far, his death appears to be accidental, according... (Continue reading)

Woman, 29, dies in custody at Lompoc jail

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 29-year-old female inmate died earlier this month after being found unresponsive in her cell at the Lompoc Police Department Jail. [KSBY] Officers found Liliana Zuniga unresponsive in her cell at about 7:15 a.m. on March 13.... (Continue reading)

Morro Bay man found dead in SLO creekbed after arrest

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Authorities found a 37-year-old Morro Bay man dead in a San Luis Obispo creekbed on Wednesday, eight days after officers arrested him for public intoxication and an ambulance transported him to Sierra Vista Medical Center. [Tribune] On... (Continue reading)