blunt force trauma

Three people were killed in Vallejo, California, including two homicides and one fatal police shooting. A woman was found dead in a field from blunt force trauma, and a man died from gunshot wounds in the northern part of the city.

The cause of death for actress Kaylee Hottle has been revealed as blunt force trauma. The Maryland Office of the Medical Examiner ruled her death an accident, according to reports from The U.S. Sun and TMZ.

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Ovation of the Seas in Alaska. A necropsy indicated blunt force trauma consistent with a vessel strike as the likely cause of death, though the official determination awaits further testing. The whale's carcass will be towed out to sea to decompose.

A 68-year-old man was found dead in West Ridge on Chicago's Northwest Side after suffering blunt force trauma to the head. He was discovered outside in the 2800 block of West Devon Avenue before 2 p.m. and pronounced dead at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston. No arrests have been made.

A 5-year-old boy named Elyjah Anthony was found dead in a Los Angeles dumpster, and an autopsy confirmed he died from blunt force trauma after suffering extreme violence. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office conducted the investigation, revealing the child was naked and partially wrapped when discovered.