Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies detained a number of folks Sunday after they found a lifeless physique inside a U-Haul truck in Lancaster.
Murder detectives stated an investigation was in its early phases, and declined to determine the deceased particular person or say whether or not they suspected foul play.
Deputies went to the Shadow Park Inn on Sierra Freeway at 1:49 a.m. in response to a lacking particular person report, based on a sheriff’s division press launch. Motel safety video confirmed a U-Haul leaving the premises earlier than the deputies’ arrival, and deputies tracked it to a house a brief distance away.
“After they approached the U-Haul truck, they appeared in a big trash bin within the rear cargo space of the truck and noticed a deceased particular person,” the discharge stated.
Deputies took an unspecified variety of folks into custody for questioning.
The motel supervisor didn’t instantly return calls.
