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Tagger Falls to Brain Death on Beverly Boulevard

The 19-year-old man was thought to be climbing a tree to reach a building at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Union Place.

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Rampart homicide police have no additional information about the tagger who fell early Thursday morning and was declared brain dead.

The 19-year-old apparently fell around 2:30 a.m. after he climbed a tree to reach the building at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Union Place.

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He was taken to a hospital where he was declared brain dead.

According to officers, his name has not yet been released.

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See also:

Tagger Falls to Death (LA Weekly)

Tagger Declared Brain Dead After Falling From Historic Filipinotown Building (The Eastsider)

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