LAPD finds body inside impounded Tesla that’s registered to singer D4vd

Aerial video shows a Tesla being towed away from a yard in Hollywood after the body of missing teen Celeste Rivas was found inside.

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) - The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the gruesome discovery of a body inside an impounded Tesla at a tow yard in Hollywood, and Eyewitness News has learned the vehicle is registered to singer D4vd.

Officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Mansfield Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a foul odor coming from an impounded vehicle, according to LAPD.

Police say the impounded car had been at the property for a couple of days, and that the body had been placed inside a bag. There’s no immediate information about the identity of the person found inside the Tesla.

D4vd is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of his “Withered” world tour that began last month. The tour stops in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.

Authorities say the human remains were found in the front trunk of the Tesla.

Eyewitness News has learned that the 2023 Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

Video from AIR7 showed police yellow tape encircling the Tesla, along with several parked vehicles, in the impound lot with a white canopy set up nearby.

Eyewitness News has reached out to D4vd’s representatives and are still waiting for a response. The 20-year-old musician is known for the songs “Here with Me” and “Romantic Homicide.” He released his debut album earlier this year.

By Ashley Mackey.