A homicide investigation has been initiated in South Los Angeles following the discovery of a woman’s body, wrapped in plastic, in a residential property. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded to a call from a residence on the 2200 block of Wall Street around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday.
The call was made by a woman who reported a strong gas odor emanating from her son’s room. Upon entering the room, she found the body of a woman concealed in plastic. The identity of the deceased woman has not been disclosed by the authorities.
The LAPD is currently seeking a potential suspect, described as a man in his 20s. The public has been urged to contact the police with any information that could assist in the investigation. The incident occurred in the Historic South-Central area of South Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
The police were summoned to the same address on Wall Street at approximately 1:15 a.m. A woman reported a gas smell from her son’s room, and upon entering, she discovered what seemed to be a body. The police confirmed the presence of a female victim, believed to be in her 20s, wrapped in plastic. She was declared dead at the scene.
The LA County Coroner’s Office later identified the victim as 30-year-old Hannah Rachel Collins. The woman’s son, a 26-year-old Hispanic male, is currently unaccounted for, according to the police.
The mother, who remains unidentified, reported the horrifying scene to the police after entering her son’s room in South Los Angeles shortly after 1 a.m. on Sunday due to a distinct gas smell. The LAPD officers who responded to the call found a 20-year-old woman wrapped in plastic. She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
The duration of the woman’s death remains uncertain. The victim’s identity has not been disclosed, and the cause of death is yet to be determined. The police are currently seeking the woman’s son, a 26-year-old man, as per ABC 7 Eyewitness News.
The LAPD confirmed that officers were called to a residence on the 2200 block of Wall Street in the South-Central area of South LA around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday. As of late Monday morning, no arrests have been made, according to a spokesperson.