Body found in parking lot near Del Rey apartment

DEL REY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A death investigation is underway after a body was found in a parking lot next to a Del Rey apartment building on Tuesday, authorities said.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said a crew responded to the 4200 block of Corinth Avenue near Tenino Avenue around 6:24 a.m. following a report of a person down in a parking lot.

Responding firefighters found that the person was deceased.

LAFD officials said the death appeared suspicious and called Los Angeles police to the scene. Officers said a death investigation was underway.

Homicide detectives were called to the scene, but authorities did not provide further details.
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The identity of the deceased individual was not released. The coroner's office has yet to determine the cause of death.