PICO BLVD — A man was found dead on Pico Boulevard Monday morning, apparently having jumped from an upper story of the Sheraton Delfina Hotel.
Police received a report at 12:12 a.m. Monday regarding a man bleeding on the sidewalk in front of 530 Pico Blvd. He was dead when emergency responders arrived.
Preliminary reports suggest that the man was a guest at the hotel and fell approximately eight stories. There were no witnesses, but detectives believe that it was a suicide, said Sgt. Richard Lewis, spokesperson for the Santa Monica Police Department.
Nothing is official until the coroner makes a final determination. In the meantime, police will go through security cameras and other information to determine what happened.
In January 2011, a Santa Monica High School student committed suicide by jumping from the 10th story of the same hotel.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 28, 2012. Read the original PDF.