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On
December 1, 2001, at 7:35 a.m., Santa Monica Police responded to the
2200 block of Virginia, Virginia Park, regarding a dead body.
When officers arrived they located a male subject lying on the
bench in the park. Santa Monica Fire Department was contacted and
Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
On
December 2, 2001, an autopsy was performed by the Los Angeles County
Coroner’s Office and it is there determination that the victim died
as a result of an assault.
The
victim’s name has not been released pending notification of the next
of kin. The victim is
described as a Male Hispanic, 39 yrs old.
The
Robbery/Homicide Unit is handling the investigation.
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