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UPDATED: Man found unconscious in hospital parking lot

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LANCASTER – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man found unconscious in a hospital parking lot this past weekend.

The unidentified man was discovered around 7:35 Saturday, Oct. 4, in the parking lot of Palmdale Regional Medical Center at 38600 Medical Center Drive, Sheriff’s officials said in a statement.

The man was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital for treatment.

There is no additional information available at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

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UPDATED 10/7/14: PATIENT STILL ALIVE

Editor’s note: This story has been revised to correct the status of the patient. A press release issued Monday from the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau (view it here) stated that the man was pronounced dead at 8:45 a.m., Monday, Oct. 6. After hearing from the victim’s granddaughter on Tuesday, The AV Times contacted LASD Homicide Lieutenant David Dolson, who said the victim was “still alive in extremely critical condition” as of 12:22 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7. No further information was available.

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10 comments for "UPDATED: Man found unconscious in hospital parking lot"

  1. Huh? Anyone else lost here too? I get that he is still alive, thankfully. But, what happened to him?

  2. I KNOW YOUR STRONG AND YOULL GET THRU THIS!! F*** THOSE IDIOTS THAT DID THIS TO YOU THEY WILL BE FOUND N CONVICTEED.. YOUR IN MY PRAYERS.. LOVE YOU HANG IN THERE ITS NOT YOUR TIME TO GO YET..

  4. I understand that this article does not go into the details of the condition of the patient beyond being unconscious, and I do understand that AVH is a certified trauma center (kudos to them on that), but PRMC ain’t no slouches on emergency medical treatment either.

    As we all know, when dealing with emergency medicine, time is of the essence. So, while admitting a lack of other information, I can not imagine why a patient would be kept from the significant advantage of PRMC’s ER being literally yards away to drive the critical 20 minutes to AVH where he died.

    I’s gots some questions on this one…

  5. Everyone I guess does not know Pal.dale hospital is not a Trama hospital and due to cutbacks at AV hospital Palmdale ha s been over run with patients from AV hospital but everyone does not realize AV hospital is much more equiped to deal with patients of all ages, Palmdale is not a Pediatric Hisputal although they do treat them in Paldale…Either way both hospitals are always packed with patients..Net

  6. My condolences to his family. Lancaster is a trauma center, that’s why they’d take him there. Palmdale is not equipped for everything. But I pray to the Lord I never have to be in either.

  7. Idon’t understand why the transfer? He probably went there because he felt he needed medical attention.isn’t that what a hospital is for? I guess I’m fortunate I live in Lancaster,hope I never get sick in Palmdale.

  8. Why would he be transported to AVH if he was found at PRMC? Couldn’t the folks at PRMC treat him? … Oh, never mind… they probably didn’t think he had insurance. -_-