Michael Bell, 47

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Michael Bell, 47, a black man, was discovered stabbed to death at 601 S. San Pedro in downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row area at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4.

A passerby saw his body lying on the ground. LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said that Bell’s body was found just north of the single-occupancy hotel where he lived. Police believe he had been stabbed at least 30 minutes before, but people who saw him at first believed he was just asleep on the sidewalk, and so a 911 call was delayed.

(This is the last post in the list representing all confirmed homicides reported to the Los Angeles County coroner, Sept. 3-10, 2007.)