(L.A.) Shaun Park, 48, Committed Suicide

Case Number: 2023-04620

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 48-year-old Asian male.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Shaun Park.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Sharp Force and Traumatic Injuries

RIP SHAUN PARK (July 21, 1974 – April 27, 2023)

The decedent’s surname appears to be Korean. 박민 ??

Possible name variations / misspellings: Shawn Min Park / Shuan M Park

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Fire Department sent out the following bulletin at 1:53 in the afternoon:

At 1:29 pm, LAFD responded to reports of a person who jumped off the 105 freeway overpass onto the 405 freeway. Firefighters located one patient determined deceased on scene.

Location: 33°55’46.2″N 118°22’07.3″W = 33.929500, -118.368694

Paramedics were sent to the juncture of the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway and the San Diego (405) Freeway.

Formal pronouncement of death was made at 1:32 pm.

Bordered by Hawthorne on the southeast, Westchester is a neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles and the Westside Region of L.A. County. It is home to Los Angeles International Airport, Loyola Marymount University, and the Otis College of Art and Design.

On April 10, a 55-year-old man jumped to his death from a freeway overpass in Boyle Heights. That incident was at the EB/SB Hollywood (101) Freeway transition to the EB San Bernardino (10) Freeway.