2 Dead in Possible Overdose Outside Hollywood Women’s Shelter

Neighbors say the tragedy highlights a much bigger problem.

A law enforcement officer puts up police tape at a crime scene in a file photo. Samantha Laurey/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Detectives responding to reports of a possible homicide on Oct. 15 discovered two dead bodies inside a pickup truck in the parking lot of a women’s homeless shelter in the Hollywood neighborhood.

Detectives determined the deaths did not appear to be suspicious and an investigation is ongoing, the Los Angeles Police Department told The Epoch Times on Oct. 18.