A man is believed to have died after reportedly jumping or falling from the London West Hollywood Hotel on New Year’s Day, authorities said.
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call at about 9:50 a.m. reporting that a man had either jumped or fallen from a stairwell at the hotel facing Larrabee Street. According to reports he is believed to have been on the seventh floor. The man was transported to a nearby hospital. His death has not been confirmed.
Larrabee Street was closed to through traffic from Sunset Boulevard to Harratt Street for several hours as deputies conducted their investigation.
The incident remains under investigation, and it was not immediately clear whether the fall was accidental or intentional. No additional injuries were reported…