Southern California Man Charged with Murdering Girlfriend in Hotel Room

Miamistandard– Two days after the body of his girlfriend was discovered inside a hotel room, a guy from Ventura County was taken into custody and charged with murder.
According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Uriel Gamboa, who is 31 years old, was charged on Tuesday with the murder murder of Aliya Pitts, who was 24 years old and lived in Sherman Oaks.
Gamboa made a phone call to the authorities on January 6 and reported that he had murdered his fiancée inside the room that they shared at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks. According to the records filed in the court, he also allegedly stated that he was “feeling suicidal.”
Deputy sheriffs arrived at the hotel room just before 11 o’clock at night, when they discovered the corpse of the deceased victim. Her death was confirmed at the scene of the incident.
According to The Ventura County Star, the woman’s death was determined to be the result of injuries caused by sharp and blunt force, with strangling being the most likely cause of death. According to the records that were obtained by the outlet, the prosecution claimed that Gamboa killed the deceased by using “broken bottle/shards of glass.”
Gamboa was discovered with injuries that he had inflicted against himself, and he was sent to the hospital to receive medical attention. In the morning of January 10, after he had been released from the hospital, he was brought into arrest.
In addition to the charges of murder that were brought against him on Wednesday, there were further allegations that the crime involved the use of a lethal weapon, that it was conducted with serious bodily injury, and that it featured extreme violence. Investigations are still being conducted to determine the reason for the killing.
In the Superior Court of Ventura County, an arraignment is expected to take place on February 10th. In the absence of bail, Gamboa continues to be detained.
Both Detective Christopher Vorzimer and Detective Nicole Grover can be reached at 805-384-4731 and 805-384-4722, respectively, if you have any information on this case.