Adam Monroe Woo, a 31-year-old Asian male, was found deceased in a vehicle at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices on Tourney Road in Valencia, a neighborhood in Santa Clarita, California. His formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 10:26 a.m. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him and reported that his manner of death was suicide, with the cause being a gunshot wound to the chest.
Woo had been reported missing the previous evening, February 8, 2025, after last being seen at 6 p.m. in the 28000 block of Hidden Hills Drive in Santa Clarita. Authorities had issued a missing person bulletin stating that he was “at risk” and expressing concern for his well-being. He was believed to be traveling in a black 2008 Volvo SUV.
Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched at 9:27 a.m. on Sunday to check the area near the 27100 block of Tourney Road after Woo’s phone was detected “pinging” in the vicinity. Upon arrival, deputies cordoned off a lone vehicle in the parking lot, where Woo was found deceased. The investigation was initially handled by detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau due to the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
At this time, no arrests have been reported in connection with Woo’s death, and no suspects have been identified. The case remains classified as a suicide, with no indications of foul play.
