Police investigate 2 people found dead in Westlake area

Police are investigating two bodies found Wednesday morning in the Westlake area of Los Angeles.

The bodies were discovered about 7:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Second Street, in an outdoor area at the end of a cul-de-sac near the Toluca stairs. 

Paramedics were sent to the location on a report of a "medical emergency," Preliminary information is that one of those dead is a roughly 30-year-old man. The Identity of the other person is not known.

Los Angeles Police officers at the scene said later that it appears the two are unhoused and that they both suffered drug overdose deaths.