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Across the street from the Los Angeles County coroner's office in Boyle Heights, scores of journalists -- some hailing from Britain, Germany, Colombia and Japan -- clustered on the edge of a sidewalk next to a gas station. Part of the crowd spilled into the street, forcing the police to block off a lane of traffic.

A handful of Michael Jackson fans and some employees of nearby County USC Medical Center gathered across the street in front of a makeshift shrine, where three fans holding up today's Times, a freshly made Jackson T-shirt and a "Honk if you love Michael Jackson" sign stood watch over a wreath of flowers next to the media gathering spot.