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Dead body left in Vons aisle for hours while customers shopped

Employees say the body remained in a Vons aisle for hours and staff were told to cover it with shopping carts and umbrellas after a shopper collapsed.

Published Jul 13, 2026, 9:08 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

A dead body was left in the aisle of a grocery store for hours while customers shopped, according to employees.

CBS reports workers at a Vons supermarket in the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, said a shopper suffered a medical emergency in the bakery aisle on July 5. Paszion Horner-Smith, a supervisor, and another employee performed CPR in an attempt to save them.