Police said a woman as found dead in a parked vehicle outside the police station in Hermosa Beach, California, on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Thursday around 3:00 p.m., the Hermosa Beach Police Department responded to a welfare check for an unresponsive woman inside a parked vehicle near the police station on Pier Avenue and Bard Street.
Officers forced entry through a window to provide medical aid but discovered the woman was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. A firearm was recovered at the scene; suicide is being considered as a possible cause, though the investigation is ongoing.
A section of Pier Avenue was temporarily shut down while officers and the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office processed the scene. HBPD says there is no threat to public safety and the case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Hermosa Beach Police Department at (310) 318-0360.