Person of Interest in Redondo Beach Murder Dies After Standoff on Utah Freeway
Redondo Beach police found the woman dead in an apartment Tuesday morning
Russell Scott Goldberg, 49, was identified as a person of interest in the murder of a woman in Redondo Beach. He reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a standoff with police on a Utah freeway.
A man wanted in connection with a Redondo Beach murder reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after barricading himself in his car on a Utah freeway Tuesday night, according to a message sent over Twitter by Utah Highway Patrol.
Earlier Tuesday, a person in New York state called Redondo Beach police and asked they check on a woman living in the 1200 block of Agate Street.
When officers arrived at the apartment, they found a woman's body and began investigating the incident as a homicide, according to Redondo Beach police.
The victim was identified as 45-year-old Margaret Ann Goldberg. Her ex-husband Russell Scott Goldberg, 49, was identified as a person of interest, police said.
Goldberg was described as driving a 2007 Green Saturn Vue with a yellow bumper sticker, according to a police press release.
That vehicle was found being driven in Beaver County, Utah, late Tuesday afternoon, after Redondo Beach police issued an attempt-to-locate bulletin.
A standoff, which closed a section of the I-15 near Beaver, started about 6:45 p.m. MST. Nearly three hours later, a Utah Highway Patrol tactical team approached the vehicle and found Goldberg inside dead, police said.
The former couple reportedly have two children, both of whom are safe, police said.
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