Woman’s Body Found in Valley Apartment

The body of a 39-year-old woman who was apparently slain was found Thursday afternoon in a luxury apartment off Ventura Boulevard, police said.

Paramedics were summoned to the 4100 block of Arch Drive just before 2 p.m. by a caller who said someone had been shot, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. Police were investigating the death Thursday night and could not confirm whether the woman had died from gunshot wounds.

Det. Steve Metz of the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Division said the victim, who was found by a friend, was staying in the second-floor apartment but was not a renter there. There were no signs of forced entry, police said.

“It’s not a comfortable feeling,” said Jason Cohen, a resident who said there have been other killings in the area.

Last year a suspected bank robber was shot and killed by police in the apartment building. “We double-lock our doors at night,” Cohen said.