Tragic Death of 12-year-old Khimberly Zavaleta Could Have Been Avoided, Says Family

The last time Guy Gazit and his wife visited their niece Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa and her siblings at their Sherman Oaks home, they went for a walk together. Khimberly, 12, cheerfully pointed out things along the way: certain yards, trees, and which neighbor had a dog. Afterwards, they played games, including the language app Duolingo because Khimberly “really wanted to learn French,” said Gazit. “She grasped it really fast, and I remember telling her, ‘You have an exceptional brain.’ Little did we know things were going to [take a] turn for the worse.” Shortly after Gazit left with his wife,…