(L.A.) Deborah Baskin, 67, Died on a Street

Case Number: 2024-05601

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 67-year-old Black female that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Deborah Baskin.

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 three to five months.

RIP DEBORAH BASKIN (May 27, 1956 – April 3, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 11:54 p.m.

LAPD’s Southeast Division had responded at around 11:44 p.m. to South Broadway and West 111th Street.

Concerned citizens initially assumed the deceased was the victim of a vehicle-vs-pedestrian collision. The speculation later turned out to be unfounded.