A person was found dead inside a Metro subway tunnel in Studio City Saturday.

Emergency crews responded to the Universal City/Studio City Station to access a space between Universal City and North Hollywood at around 3:40 p.m.

Los Angeles firefighters located a person inside the Red Line subway tunnel. The person was “beyond medical help” and pronounced dead at the scene.

It’s unclear how the person died. Neither the extent of their injuries nor their identity has been released so far.

“This incident is being handed over to law enforcement and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner,” Los Angeles Fire Department officials said.

Estimated disruptions to the Red Line are unknown at this time. 

Metro officials released a statement on the incident saying:

“Metro expresses its sympathy for the tragic death that occurred in a cross passage between the North Hollywood and University City stations on the B Line this afternoon. The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting the investigation of this accident.

Metro reminds the public to never walk on train tracks and to stand behind the yellow line on all rail station platforms. Please look and listen for trains in both directions and never run to catch the train.”

This developing story will be updated.

A teenage boy is in stable condition after he was stabbed outside of a 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles County, authorities confirmed.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of an altercation outside the convenience store at 16000 Main Street in La Puente at about 9 p.m. Friday.

Upon arrival, authorities found a teen boy suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he is in stable condition, according to officials.

The suspect fled the scene on foot and remains at large. Authorities were unable to provide a description.

It’s unknown if the suspect is also a juvenile, or what led up to the altercation.

A man who was hospitalized after a suspect stole a coffee cart with him inside and led officers on a wild, multi-county pursuit recalls the terrifying ordeal.

“I thought I was going to die,” said the victim, Derek Strano, 37. 

On July 16, the suspect, Liam Preston Yanez, 28, jumped into a pickup truck that was also towing a coffee service trailer in Moorpark.

Little did the suspect know, Strano was still inside the coffee cart. At the time, Strano had gone inside the cart to prepare a drink for a family member who had arrived home for surgery.

As the truck suddenly took off, Strano was taken on a violent, wild ride through Ventura and Los Angeles counties as police officers chased the stolen truck.

“I feel the truck moving and I had been in there for two minutes,” Strano recalled. “I thought I had the parking brake off, but then the truck blows through the fence. It was hell.” 

Video of the chase showed the suspect driving erratically as the coffee cart swerved dangerously behind. 

Strano held on for life, grabbing a sink inside the coffee cart as the chase became more chaotic. Eventually, Strano could not hold on any longer.

“He took a turn and the side door was ripped off and I flew out of it when he made that turn,” Strano said.

The coffee cart later overturned as the suspect crashed the pickup truck into the Heartfelt Education through the Arts Center building in North Hollywood.

Strano was left hospitalized with serious injuries after the ordeal. The incident left him with severe pain and limited his mobility. 

Strano said he’s also been suffering from nightmares and flashbacks to the night of the crash.

The suspect, Yanez, was arrested on several felony charges including unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle and receiving stolen property.  He is being held on $20,000 bail.

Strano, however, believes those charges are not enough for the damage caused.

“His charges, not one of them are for my injuries,” Strano said. “My name isn’t in the report. I was just a worker, the assistant, and it kind of got to me.”

For now, Strano is focused on recovering and is undergoing physical therapy. He said he may also consider psychological therapy as well.

A GoFundMe page to help Strano with his medical bills can be found here.