West Hollywood Deputies Investigate Mysterious Death At Hotel

January 5, 2026 ·

Photo courtesy of Brandon Hoogenboom.

WEST HOLLYWOOD—Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station are investigating the death of a man who was found seriously injured near the London West Hollywood Hotel, on Thursday, January 1.  The individual was later transported to a local hospital where he died.

Deputies from the West Hollywood Station were dispatched before 10 a.m. after receiving a report of a man found on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of Larrabee Street. When deputies arrived, they found him bleeding out on the sidewalk.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has not released the man’s identity.  Authorities have not released any information about the cause of the man’s death or how the man was injured. The case is being investigated by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Homicide Division.

The LASD is asking anyone with details on the incident to contact the Homicide Bureau at (323) 526-5500.

By Daniel Diquinzio

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