He also had a number of fake identification cards in his possession and a long criminal history, Greenstein said. UCPD responded to the incident as an emergency medical call. He was taken to the UCLA Medical Center but died from his injuries. The county coroner has not yet released the cause of death, and an official determination could take two to four weeks longer. Chasing suspected shoplifters is a common occurrence and within the store's rights, Phillips said.
People chase bad guys all the time.
UCPD invited detectives from the LAPD to conduct the joint investigation, which is common when a death occurs on campus. The area that Pendergraph fell into is the bottom level of Lot 9, where there is a gap between the parking structure and a pathway that leads east from Westwood Plaza up to the MacDonald Medical Research Building and the Court of Sciences.