Overview
- Deputies were dispatched around 8:55 p.m. ET on January 2 for a reported person down near East Buena Vista Drive, and the call was upgraded to a dead person.
- Eyewitness accounts point to the Orange Garage, where law enforcement secured the lower level, blocked sightlines, and used a blue tarp at the scene.
- The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has not released the individual’s identity or cause of death, preliminary information indicates no signs of foul play, and the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy.
- TMZ reports the sheriff’s office is investigating the case as a possible suicide, a characterization not yet detailed in other outlets’ reports.
- By Saturday morning, the Orange Garage largely returned to normal operations while the investigation remained active.