Immediate Discovery at the Home
Michael Jackson was found not breathing on June 25, 2009, at his rented mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles. The first people on the scene were his personal security staff, who called 911 after realizing he was unresponsive. The Los Angeles Fire Department dispatched paramedics from the LAFD Fire Station 56 in Studio City, who arrived within minutes and began resuscitation efforts Los Angeles Fire Department.
The 911 call was placed at 12:21 p.m. Pacific Time, and the first responding unit, Engine 56, arrived at 12:26 p.m. The paramedics initiated advanced cardiac life support protocols, including intubation and intravenous access, but were unable to restore a pulse. The official death scene was secured by the LAFD and the Los Angeles Police Department, with the coroner's office taking over the investigation shortly after Los Angeles Police Department.
Who Declared Him Dead and First Responders
The paramedics from LAFD Fire Station 56, including Captain Richard S. Scardino and paramedic Paul Knox, were the first medical professionals to pronounce efforts unsuccessful at the scene. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner was notified immediately, and a forensic death investigator was dispatched to the property to begin the official death investigation Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner.
The coroner's office confirmed that Michael Jackson was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. Pacific Time at the UCLA Medical Center, after he was transported by ambulance from the Holmby Hills home. The cause of death was later determined to be acute propofol intoxication, with the coroner's final report listing it as a homicide due to the administration of the anesthetic by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray Forbes.
Investigation, Autopsy, and Public Records
The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division led the criminal investigation into the death, working closely with the coroner's office. The autopsy was performed on June 26, 2009, by Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, and the toxicology report revealed elevated levels of propofol and benzodiazepines in his system U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The case was ultimately referred to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, which filed involuntary manslaughter charges against Dr. Conrad Murray in February 2010. Dr. Murray was convicted in November 2011 and sentenced to four years in state prison, with his medical license revoked in multiple states. The coroner's ruling of homicide and the criminal conviction remain the definitive public records on who found Michael Jackson dead and the subsequent legal outcome Forbes.