Police: woman likely committed suicide in car outside Target store

Updated July 30, 11:10 p.m.–
Citrus Heights police said a missing 37-year-old woman was found dead in a car outside the Sunrise Boulevard Target store, Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Officer Anthony Boehle confirmed police believe the woman’s death was a case of suicide. He said the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department had been involved in a missing person search for the woman, before her body was found.

The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office later identified the woman as a resident of Antelope and listed the initial classification of death as “undetermined.” The Sentinel has chosen not to publish the woman’s name out of respect for the family.

According to the Coroner’s Office, the woman’s body was found around 1:30 p.m. at the Target store located at 5837 Sunrise Blvd.

A request for additional details from the police investigation was not immediately returned. Additional information will be updated as available.

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Earlier this year in February, an 85-year-old woman committed suicide outside a Citrus Heights Walgreens store on Greenback Lane. Police said a suicide note had been found and the woman was determined to have caused three self-inflicted gunshot wounds to her chest.

[From February: Woman, 85, commits suicide in front of Citrus Heights Walgreens]

Police Sgt. Jason Baldwin previously told The Sentinel that anyone experiencing great depression or suicidal thoughts can contact the Citrus Heights Police Department at any time to be connected with a variety of resources.

According to various suicide prevention resources, warning indicators of suicide can include talking about feeling hopeless, having no reason to live, and other behavior or mood signs.

A local Suicide Prevention Hotline, operated by WellSpace Health, can be reached at (916) 368-3111. The group says its hotline is also available for those concerned about friends or loved ones who may be suicidal.

Update: Sgt. Chad Morris said Saturday that police are “confident that there was no foul play” involved in the woman’s death and said the apparent suicide “was purposeful on her part.” No other information was available, pending a coroner’s report.

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