LASD Homicide Investigators Responded to a Death Investigation, Sierra Highway and Technology...

LASD Homicide Investigators Responded to a Death Investigation, Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, #Palmdale DATE: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 REPORTED AT: Approximately 12:10 a.m. LOCATION: Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, Palmdale VICTIM(S): (1) Female Adult SUSPECT(S): Unknown UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Michael Modica

On January 6, 2026, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Palmdale Sheriff’s Station deputies responded to the intersection of Sierra Highway and Technology Drive, in Palmdale, regarding a report of a female White adult who appeared to be suffering a medical emergency. The Los Angeles County Fire Department also responded and treated the female at the scene. She was subsequently transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Investigators responded and assumed control of the death investigation. As with all ongoing death investigations, early information may change as additional facts are gathered. The cause of death has not yet been determined and remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, which will make the final determination. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

Forwarded by: Sheriff's Information Bureau Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 211 West Temple Street Los Angeles California 90012 http://www.lasd.org 213-229-1700