By Daily Press staff
DOWNTOWN — A homeless man’s dead body was found on a bench by passersby on New Year’s Day.
At about 6:50 p.m., Santa Monica Police were called to the 200 block of Wilshire Boulevard, in front of the Banana Republic. Upon investigation, officers confirmed that a homeless man in his 50s had died.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the cause of death is natural.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 3, 2006. Read the original PDF.