A woman believed to be about 65 was found dead Friday, Oct. 2, inside a car at the entrance to Kaiser Permanente’s Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices, and the cause of death had not been determined, KTLA reported. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating.
What has been reported about the scene
KTLA reported that police received a call about the body at about 1 p.m. The car was in an entrance roundabout in the 3700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and its driver’s door was open. Authorities placed a canopy over the vehicle during the investigation; Sky5 footage showed it still at the roundabout at 3:15 p.m. No further identifying details about the woman were reported.
What cause-of-death records may show
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner says a pathologist may need additional tests to determine a cause of death and that a deferred death certificate may be issued in that situation. This is general guidance; it does not establish the cause of death in this case or confirm which steps apply.
The county’s Medical Examiner case search is not a list of every death in Los Angeles County. The department says some cases may not appear while next of kin are being notified or when a case is on security hold, so the search alone may not provide a complete account of this investigation.
Kaiser Permanente’s facility directory identifies the site as Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Medical Offices and lists pharmacy and laboratory among its departments and specialties. That listing describes the facility’s services but does not explain why the woman or the car was there.
The circumstances and cause of death remain unclear. No further details were available in the cited reporting.
