A Los Angeles County Medical Examiner vehicle is becoming a common sight as the number of people dying on the streets of Los Angeles continues to rise. Columnist Earl Ofari Hutchinson writes that more needs to be done to reduce the number of people dying on city streets.

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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Contributing Columnist

It is a sight that is becoming more common, and at the same time more alarming. That’s the sight of a dead person lying on a Los Angeles sidewalk.

That’s exactly what many Leimert Park residents saw to their horror recently. The victim was a young female. Her body was discovered in the early morning hours.

As is almost always the case, the victim was not immediately identified. The cause of death likewise was not given which is almost always the case in t

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