Los Angeles police investigating dead body found on fire in shopping cart
Local reports said the victim was possibly homeless.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The body of a deceased person was found on fire Tuesday morning in a shopping cart, Los Angeles police said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a rubbish fire just before 5 a.m. near North Main and Wilhardt streets outside downtown Los Angeles, the department told Fox News.
The LAPD told Fox News a body was on fire while in the cart at the time. Fox Los Angeles reported the body was discovered by a man arriving to work.
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The death is being investigated as a homicide and no arrests have been made. Local reports said the victim was possibly homeless. The cause of death has not been determined.
People living on the streets face a greater risk of dying via homicide, according to LAPD figures. In 2021, at least 87 people identified as homeless were killed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In Los Angeles County, 1,612 people described as "unhoused" died last year, not all to homicides, according to data released by the coroner's office.
Most recently, a 30-year-old homeless man was shot and killed in Long Beach. Eduardo Alonso died on Jan. 29 when officers found him in a vacant building that had been converted into a homeless encampment with a gunshot wound.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 25-year-old suspect was arrested in connection with the slaying days later.