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Body of woman found wrapped in plastic at home near downtown LA

A resident reported a gas odor and found the body wrapped in plastic, police said.

A Los Angeles Police Department patrol car with City Hall in the background.
NBCLA

The body of a woman was found wrapped in plastic Monday morning at a home near downtown Los Angeles.

Police responded at about 1 a.m. to the 2200 block of Wall Street. The woman died at the scene just southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Details about her identity and a cause of death were not immediately available.

Authorities responded to the home after a resident reported a gas odor and found the body wrapped in plastic. The woman appeared to be in her early 20s, police said.

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