‘America’s Got Talent’ Quarterfinalist Emily Gold Dies By Suicide At 17 – Just Days After Being Eliminated From Competition
America’s Got Talent contestant Emily Gold, 17, was found dead on Sept. 13. The San Bernardino Coroner’s Office has ruled her death a suicide. In a statement, California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Rodrigo Jimenez said that “officers from the California Highway Patrol Rancho Cucamonga area responded to a pedestrian down in lanes.”