Malibu Woman's Death Ruled an Apparent Suicide

A 35-year-old woman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, a sheriff's official said.

The shooting was reported about 10 p.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of Corral Canyon Road in Malibu, according to Lt. Josh Thai of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The woman, who was breathing when deputies arrived, was flown to a hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her head, Thai said. She was pronounced dead at 11 p.m.

An official at the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, who would not release his name, said he could not disclose why homicide detectives ruled the woman's death a suicide.

Sheriff's homicide detectives were questioning at least one person who was at the home.

Her identity was being withheld until next of kin can be notified, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Department.

City News Service contributed to this report.