What kind of argument could lead to cutting and killing your girlfriend with a shard of glass? Man arrested for murdering his girlfriend

A man has been charged with killing his girlfriend in Ventura County, California, according to a news release from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office on January 15.

On the night of January 6, at 10:45 p.m., 31-year-old Uriel Gamboa called authorities and told them he had killed his 24-year-old girlfriend, Aliya Pitts, inside their hotel room at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks, California, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO)... Continue reading here ▶

Deputies arrived just before 11:00 p.m. and found Pitts’s body in the room.

The cause of Pitts’s death was determined to be sharp and blunt force injuries, along with possible strangulation, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner.

Prosecutors claim she was killed by a broken bottle or shards of glass.

Gamboa reportedly had self-inflicted injuries and told authorities he was feeling suicidal, according to the VCSO. After being taken into custody, Gamboa was treated at a hospital and released on January 10.

He was arrested for murder shortly after his release. On January 14, Gamboa was also charged with using a deadly weapon and committing a crime with great bodily injury and violence.

Gamboa is being held in jail without bail, and his arraignment is set for February 10 in Ventura County Superior Court.

The motive behind the murder is still under investigation. Authorities have stated that this appears to be an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Vorzimer at 805-384-4731 or Detective Nicole Grover at 805-384-4722.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in over 170 languages.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741, or visit 988lifeline.org.