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# Santa Monica man’s death ruled a homicide
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-mans-death-ruled-a-homicide/
- Published: 2008-05-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:04:34.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Westwood, #archive-import

*By DAILY PRESS STAFF*

The death of a 49-year-old Santa Monica man found beaten and unconscious last week has been ruled a homicide.

Autopsy results confirmed on Tuesday that Preston Brumfield was killed as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, according to Craig Harvey with the Los Angeles County Coroner.

Brumfield was discovered the evening of May 11, lying on the sidewalk on the 1900 block of 20th Street. Santa Monica Police arrived on the scene and found Brumfield with injuries to his face. He was transported to the UCLA Medical Center in Westwood where he died four days later.

Police are still seeking suspects and have no further information available.

Anyone who may have witnessed the attack is encouraged to call the SMPD at (310) 458-8451 or (310) 458-8427\. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip hotline at (800) 78-CRIME.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 21, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052108.pdf?ref=smdp.com)