Dancer at Los Osos High School and America’s Got Talent 17-year-old contestant Emily Gold has died.

On Friday, Sept. 13, Gold was found dead at 11:52 p.m.; he had committed suicide, the San Bernardino Coroner’s Office confirmed to PEOPLE.

In a statement provided to PEOPLE, California Highway Patrol spokesman Rodrigo Jimenez said that “officers from the Rancho Cucamonga area of ​​the California Highway Patrol responded to a pedestrian who had fallen on the roadway.”

“When officers arrived, they found a 17-year-old female who had been struck by at least one other vehicle in the carpool lane of 210 eastbound,” Jimenez said. “The woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.”

Police have asked anyone who witnessed the incident or has additional information to contact their investigator, Officer S. Gonzalez.

PEOPLE has contacted Rancho Cucamonga police and officials from America’s Got Talent and Los Osos High School for comment.

Just last month, the Southern California teenager and the Los Osos High School dance team thrilled the nation America’s Got Talent. After making it through the auditions, the group reached the quarterfinals of the series before being eliminated in August.

Despite their elimination, judge Simon Cowell acknowledged the team’s energetic performance with a standing ovation.

“It was absolutely brilliant,” Cowell said at the time. “What I loved about it was the energy. I think what I’ve just seen is everything a great school should do, which is nurture talent and friendship.”

Cowell continued: “It reminded me of the High School Musical film and think that every child should go to a school like this.”

Speaking to PEOPLE on August 13, Gold said of her time on stage, “When I’m performing, I really think about all the corrections, because we get corrections up until five minutes before we perform. So my biggest priority on stage is to really think about all of those things so we can apply them.”

When asked how she spent her high school years performing in AGT, She said: “It’s definitely difficult to juggle everything, but we’re doing it.”

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Shortly after the news of her death, Gold’s relatives organized a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the dancer’s family.

“It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our Los Osos Grizzly Emily Gold,” the fundraiser said. “Let’s come together as a community and support the Gold family during this difficult time. Please know that this money will go directly to the family to support them and help with expenses.”

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, texting “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741, or going to 988lifeline.org.