Person found dead in downtown L.A. freight elevator is identified
A man was found dead in the doorway of a freight elevator at the rear of a commercial building in downtown L.A. Wednesday morning.
Paramedics were sent to 820 S. Broadway about 11:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles County coroner's office identified the man as Francisco Orduno Mota, 68, of Los Angeles. He reportedly worked in the building. An autopsy is pending, the coroner's office reported.
According to the LAFD, the person was found "trapped at the 2nd floor level freight elevator doorway at the rear of a six-story commercial building."
The circumstances of the death were under investigation.
