(L.A.) Michael Gershon Ended His Life

Case Number: 2023-17051

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a White/Caucasian male that occurred on railroad tracks in Northridge.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Michael Gershon and gave his age as 37.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Blunt Traumatic Injuries

RIP MICHAEL GERSHON (June 11, 1986 – December 6, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 6:29 p.m.

The decedent is believed to have been homeless. It appears he threw himself onto the tracks of an oncoming Metrolink train.

LAFD BULLETIN

Northridge Train vs Pedestrian

12-06-2023 6:05pm 8900 N Corbin Avenue
Sadly, one man (approximately 50 years old) was fatally struck by a train. Firefighter/Paramedics arrived to assess the man, only to find he was beyond medical help. The scene has been handed over to LAPD (Incident Number 3768) and the Medical Examiner.

LAFD INC #1530; FS104; Battalion 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; Dispatched Units BC12 E28 E287 E296 E73 E8 EM15 HR3 RA75 RA93 T87 T96 UR88; Dispatch Channel 8; TAC 18

BIRTHPLACE / ORIGIN

There is no record of a 37-year-old Michael Gershon having been born in the State of California. L.A. County has a record for a Michael T Gershon being born locally in May 1972; that person would be 51 years old now.