A cause of death has been determined in the case of a Hollywood 7-Eleven employee who was hospitalized after an altercation at the store in June and later died.
The woman, identified as 24-year-old Jessica McLaughlin, was listed as anoxic encephalopathy, a condition in which the brain is deprived of oxygen for a prolonged period. Other causes listed in the coroner’s report included cardiopulmonary arrest status post cardiopulmonary resuscitation, indicating CPR did not work, and exacerbation of asthma.
LAPD officers responded to the 7-Eleven store located on the 5700 block of Melrose Avenue on June 24 at around 2:15 p.m. According to preliminary information, two women were in a verbal altercation that later turned physical…