‘Beyond Scared Straight’ star Ashley Tropez is found dead in an abandoned house (PHOTOS)

• Ashely Tropez of Beyond Scared Straight was found dead.
• The reality show star suffered traumatic injuries.
• The authorities describe what happened.

The bad news in show business continues and, on Wednesday, 24-year-old Ashley Tropez who starred on the popular reality show Beyond Scared Straight on A&E was found dead under macabre circumstances.

The body of the young star of the A&E reality show was found in an abandoned house in Victorville, California. According to a press release from the San Bernardino sheriff’s office, the circumstances surrounding Ashley Tropez’s apparent murder are shocking.

Ashley Tropez was found dead

Outlets like People en Español and TMZ reported the terrible news and specified that police reports indicated that the 24-year-old woman sustained traumatic injuries. Apparently it happened on August 26, the same day her body was found.

The Victorville authorities went to an abandoned house in response to a report of a dead body inside. According to the police statement, «Upon arrival at the scene, the officers located Ashley Tropez inside the house, she suffered traumatic injuries.”

Was the reality star murdered?

According to several reports about what happened to Ashley Tropez, police have arrested a suspect in the Beyond Scared Straight star’s murder.

According to sources, a 24-year-old woman is already in custody. It seems that Ashley Tropez was squatting in the abandoned house with the suspect. So far, the motive for her murder is unknown and the investigation is ongoing.

Did Ashley Tropez have a criminal record?

Ashley Tropez was known for appearing on the A&E reality show Beyond Scared Straight when she was 17 years old. The show tried to prevent juvenile delinquency by showing troubled teens what prison life is like.

According to TMZ, the woman arrested for the alleged murder of Ashley Tropez is named Alexis Call. She was arrested last Friday on murder charges and is in custody until her court date.

At 17, Ashley Tropez appeared on Beyond Scared Straight

Ashley Tropez appeared on the A&E network show seven years ago and at that time she was in several programs to prevent her from becoming a criminal. Since 2009, 331 teens have been profiled in 29 prisons and jails on the show.

Ashley Tropez said that she had been referred to the crime prevention program for selling marijuana and gang activity. A year later she assured The Sun that her vision of life had not changed and she was still ‘living life’.