Nadine Hernandez, 44, was found around 2:45 p.m., after police responded to reports of a shooting. Paramedics transported Hernandez to a hospital where she later died. A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said.
Whittier police said in a statement that the incident is being investigated as a suicide.
"However, this is an ongoing investigation and we will continue to collaborate with the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office as part of our investigation," the department said.
Hernandez had worked on several high profile cases for the Los Angeles Police Department, including the investigation into Rose. On Sept. 23, Hernandez wrote a letter to the attorney of a woman who claims Rose and two others raped her in 2013, confirming the investigation in order to "clarify any misconception" that detectives were not continuing to look into the case.
Rose's attorneys had previously claimed there was no active criminal investigation.
The home where Hernandez was located is listed as being owned by a retired LAPD lieutenant, but it remains unclear if she lived there, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Police have not said if a weapon was recovered at the scene, and detectives have not determined if the gunshot wound was the result of a homicide or suicide.
Comment: That's interesting because earlier in the article it is stated that: "A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said." Is this just a case of shoddy writing - or a shifting narrative devised to conceal something?
Hernandez was a member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section. The Los Angeles Times reports she was one of two detectives investigating the Rose case.
She sent the letter confirming her work on the case after a federal judge ruled that the woman who accused Rose could not remain anonymous during an associated civil trial, which is currently underway. Lawyers for the woman, who is identified in court documents as Jane Doe, argued that her privacy should be protected because she is vulnerable, and included Hernandez's letter as evidence in a bid to reinstate the woman's anonymity.
If I'm not mistaken, the Sott editor included the bit
"Comment: A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said."
I could not find this line in the original article linked from CBS
And then after the article states
"Police have not said if a weapon was recovered at the scene, and detectives have not determined if the gunshot wound was the result of a homicide or suicide. "
...then the same Sott editor writes
"Comment: That's interesting because earlier in the article it is stated that: "A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said." Is this just a case of shoddy writing - or a shifting narrative devised to conceal something? "
Come on, now, I would like to believe the team here is better than this. If I could offer my advice, from someone who reads the site daily, I think alot of the overzealous comments could be toned down. I like the idea that this site collects together what seems to be the closest accurate representation of the current state of affairs, but incidents like this give one pause for concern. The comments that stay objective and give links to other similar situations that may prove to have common ground with the themes of the article are great! Comments like this where someone obviously thought they were on to something, only reminds me that assumptions aren't our friend.