Girl’s Burned Body Found Behind Gym
The burned body of a teenage girl was found Friday behind a community gymnasium, authorities said.
A boy visiting the gym to play in a basketball league found the body about 8 a.m. as he rounded a loading ramp leading inside the Veterans Park and Sports Complex on Moneta Avenue, said Sheriff’s Deputy Rich Pena.
The girl appeared to be about 14, authorities said. The boy said she wore a skirt and high heels.
Anyone with information about the girl or the circumstances of her death is asked to call sheriff’s homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
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