Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Watch Live

Public Safety

Authorities ID Three People Who Died Following Music Festival

One was 21-year-old San Diego woman

Authorities have publicly identified a 21-year-old San Diego woman and two others who died following a music festival last weekend in San Bernardino County.

Alyssa Dominguez was taken to a hospital after attending the Hard Summer Music Festival at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana and died in a hospital early Sunday, according to the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office. The cause of her death remains under investigation.

San Francisco resident, Derek Lee, 22, and 22-year-old Roxanne Ngo of Chino Hills also died in hospitals, authorities said. What caused their deaths was also under investigation.

Advertisement

A coroner's office statement said the deaths of Dominguez, Lee and Ngo were "being investigated individually and, at this time, are not believed to be related."

Nearly 147,000 people attended the festival over the weekend and a total of nine were hospitalized, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

KPBS has created a public safety coverage policy to guide decisions on what stories we prioritize, as well as whose narratives we need to include to tell complete stories that best serve our audiences. This policy was shaped through months of training with the Poynter Institute and feedback from the community. You can read the full policy here.