(L.A.) Araceli Gutierrez Hernandez, 52, Died in a Stairwell

Case Number: 2026-08261

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a stairwell.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Araceli Gutierrez Hernandez.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take five to eight months.

RIP ARACELI GUTIERREZ HERNANDEZ ( May 23, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

The government investigator had initially given the decedent’s name as Monica Cruz.