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Woman Found Dead In Burning Sleeping Bag In Inglewood

INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) – An investigation is underway into the death of a woman who was found inside a burning sleeping bag in an unincorporated area of Inglewood Thursday night.

Woman Found Dead In Burning Sleeping Bag In Inglewood
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies at the scene where a woman was found dead in a sleeping bag which was on fire in Inglewood, Calif. July 3, 2020. (CBSLA)

Just after 9 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies and county firefighters were called to the 11800 block of Aviation Boulevard found the woman inside a sleeping bag which was on fire behind a bulldozer in a parking lot.

The fire was extinguished and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's department said. Her name was not released.

There was no suspect information and no word on a motive.

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