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Update: Age and race disclosed by coroner.
Update: Name disclosed by coroner.
A “male, homeless individual” who died in Newhall at the Metrolink station on Railroad Ave on Sunday has been identified, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office.
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Bhimjibhai Dungrani was discovered at about 7:30 p.m., said Lieutenant Derek Sabatini. He was pronounced dead by the L.A. County Fire Department.
Sabatini said that Dungrani died of “apparently natural causes” and that Homicide detectives were not responding to the incident.
“He was a 53-year-old middle eastern man,” said an official with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. “He was found on the bench at railroad and market street.”
KHTS will update this story with new information as it becomes available.
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Yes, natural causes like freezing, inadequate diet, untreated pneumonia. Can you imagine how hard it is to spend a night out there in this cold every night? I don’t want to get out of my warm bed in the morning because it is so cold (I turn off the heat at night). I can’t imagine what these poor folks go through. It is heart breaking.
And now we are like India with bodies on the street or at the train station or bodies in the river. I am so glad the Supervisors voted to try to provide more mental health services to these folks. Its not just all about housing.
Yes. I work very hard to make my family comfortable from the elements. Is that not what our genes program us to do?
When I see them … It is so sad.
They are so vulnerable, in fear and alone.
It breaks my heart.
Why try and “fix” them?? They just need a warm corner, a clean shower, a little food and some others around them.. Then they have a chance. Or just the same stuff the rest of us HAVE and could lose in just a few minutes or if something goes just a little wrong.
There are many homeless in Santa Clarita and we look the other way. I have seen homeless at the newahall station. It is cold for these poor souls. They need help.
THIS IS SO SAD. I FEEL FOR THE HOMELESS AND THE NEEDY. IF WE ONLY COULD ALL GET TOGETHER AND MAKE MORE EFFORT TO HELP PEOPLE THAT REALLY NEED IT. I KNOW THERE IS PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE AN EXTRA ROOM , A SHED, A GARAGE. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO BEG. THEY ARE NEEDY AND NEED HELP. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE CAN WORK, CAN COOK, AND CAN PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND JUST BE A FRIEND. I KNOW WHEN I HAD MY OWN HOME I WOULD ALWAYS TRY AND HELP SOMEONE BY LETTING THEM STAY IN MY GARDENING SHED OR I WOULD PARK MY CAR OUTSIDE AND LET THEM STAY IN THE GARAGE. THEY WERE SO KIND AND I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I WOULD TELL THEM THE I WOULD LEAVE THE GARAGE OPEN AND THE GATE IF THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND TO COME ON IN. I LEAVE IT UP TO THEM. I WISH I STILL HAD MY OWN HOME I WOULD TRY AND HELP. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THAT EMPTY SPACE HELP SAFE SOMEONES’ DAD, MOTHER, SISTER. ETC. GOD BLESS.
It’s very sad. Many (including myself) ask “why doesn’t someone do something to help these people?”. A lot of us want to help and the truth is it requires a lot of time and money (which many of us don’t have extra) to either do something or start a movement. However, we pay our taxes which pay for resources and public leaders that have staff to take care of these folks. Any government budget only has a small line item to help these folks. If more attention was paid to them to get them the help they need especially medical in whatever capacity they need, there may be less of this occurring. Part of the problem is the leaders have these folks at the bottom of their list. These poor folks don’t vote or pay taxes so their voices are not heard. If there was even a line item in the budget to solve this problem it would stand a better chance. Unfortunately the only line item seems to be for some food, some bottles of water, some cots, blankets, pillows and so that’s the only thing that gets the Band-Aid for now.
I agree with all of you but I know a few homeless people and have asked them why you don’t get help and have given them program I have found on websites. And some of them say they don’t like how some of the programs run. And rather be homeless. Or just don’t want help.
They know where the food and shelter is and most are not trusting due to their mental issues. That’s what sad! You can give them food, money and shelter but they are going to do what they want.
At Christmas time I went and bought things for this homeless man and his dog that walks up by my house almost every day…I made this high backpack for him & his dog of things they can use every day & night. I left a Christmas card in there also. It had been REALLY cold out, I had been searching for him, went to the Shelter, the Gentleman told me that he hasn’t shown up here, stays under the bridge at CampPlenty. The shelter over rides every dusk on Soledad/Sierra Hwy and brings them back to the Shelter. Some homeless just don’t like the rules, some just don’t want to be bothered! But, the man told me not to go under the bridge alone! So I waited and waited to see the homeless man walk down Soledad and I finally got to talk to him! Sadly, he did NOT want to be bothered!!!!