UPDATE: Wednesday, April 8 1:00 PM: The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has identified the person found deceased yesterday on the sidewalk at State Street and Raymondale Drive as Michael McKenzie, age 60, male, of White/Caucasian ethnicity. Mr. McKenzie is reported to be unhoused.
According to the coroner’s records, McKenzie died on April 7, 2026, at the location in South Pasadena. The cause of death remains deferred pending further investigation, and the manner of death has not yet been determined. The case status is listed as open, though the body is ready for release.
The investigation is being handled by Investigator Julissa Zambrano and Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Ansel Nam.
No additional details about McKenzie’s background or circumstances have been released at this time. The South Pasadenan will provide further updates as more information becomes available from the Medical Examiner’s Office or other official sources.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 8:00 AM: Emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of State Street and Raymondale Drive next to Ace Hardware following 911 reports of a medical emergency.
The South Pasadena Fire Department and South Pasadena Police received the call at approximately 8:00 AM. Units including E31, E81, and RA81 were assigned and later cleared shortly after. The incident was marked closed at 8:09 AM, just nine minutes after it was received.
Residents began contacting The South Pasadenan News Desk between approximately 8:45 AM, with reports of what appeared to be a body on the street corner and a serious emergency response, including police and fire vehicles. Witnesses indicated it did not appear to involve a traffic accident or other obvious trauma at the time, however this is yet to be confirmed.
City officials provided no information when contacted. Later in the day, the city’s public information officer stated that the matter had been referred to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office, with no further information released by the city.
Unconfirmed reports from some area residents suggested the deceased may have been a woman experiencing homelessness who had been seen in the neighborhood in the days prior. Those details have not been verified by The South Pasadenan News staff.
As of this report, no official identification, cause of death, or additional details have been released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office or South Pasadena police. The case remains under investigation by the coroner, which handles determination of cause and manner of death, as well as identification and next-of-kin notification in such incidents.
The South Pasadenan will provide updates as more information becomes available from official sources.
This is the third consecutive month in which a person has died on the streets of South Pasadena.
In February 2026, a man was found deceased on a park bench along Arroyo Drive. In March 2026, an elderly male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at Fair Oaks Avenue and Hope Street and later died at a hospital. And now Tuesday, April 7, 2026, emergency responders were apparently called about a person found deceased on the street.
Fatal Traffic Collision South Pasadena | Pedestrian Struck on Hope Street Near Fair Oaks
UPDATED: Dead Person Found on Park Bench | Arroyo Drive Above Golf & Soccer Fields South Pasadena
