Coroner awaiting toxicology tests
CITYWIDE — Two men, both believed to be homeless, were found dead on Saturday, police said. The causes of death remain unknown.
According to police, the deaths do not appear related, as neither of the incidents and corresponding evidence pointed to foul play.
The first body was discovered at 10:15 a.m. in a carport on the 1200 block of Ninth Street. A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the man as Daniel Arnold, 39, a white male from Santa Monica.
The second body was discovered about five minutes later, when officers responded to a report of a dead body in an alley in the 1500 Block of Lincoln Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found the body of what appeared to be a homeless, Latino man. No identification was found at the scene.
A spokesman for the Coroner’s office said the second man found has been identified, but his name could not be released Monday evening because a next of kin had not been notified.
Autopsies were performed on both of the men, but the results of toxicology tests will not be available for several weeks.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 18, 2006. Read the original PDF.