Singer D4vd is cooperating with authorities in their investigation into the discovery of a body Monday in a car that was impounded last week at a Los Angeles tow yard, his representative said.
The decomposed body was found after workers at Hollywood Tow reported a strong odor coming from the Tesla registered to the singer. Officers opened the front trunk and found the remains in a bag, police said.
Homicide detectives on the case believe the body found inside the front trunk of the Tesla was that of a woman.
“D4vd has been informed about what’s happened. And, although he is still out on tour, he is fully cooperating with the authorities,” a spokesperson for the singer said Tuesday.
The singer’s tour was in Minneapolis Tuesday with a stop in Kansas City Wednesday, according to his Instagram profile.
The car was impounded after someone reported it was abandoned in the Hollywood Hills. Details about the identity of the woman found in the car and a cause of death were not immediately available.
Law enforcement sources told NBC News that the remains were not intact and identification will be delayed due to the decomposition of the remains.
“We were notified this morning and the car’s been here for a couple of days,” Capt. Robert Peters said.
While it may be too soon to determine whether the deceased woman was the victim of a crime, but sources tell NBCLA that there are sinister signs, adding that her body was wrapped in a unique container.
The case was being treated Tuesday as a death investigation, authorities said.
D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame with viral hits on Tiktok, where he has 3.6 million followers. That success led to signings with Darkroom and Interscope Records.
Universal Music Group, the parent company of Interscope Records, referred questions to an attorney for the singer. The attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, a body was discovered in a burned Honda Civic at a South LA tow yard. Police said there is nothing to indicate the two cases are connected.
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