(L.A.) Martin Lopez, 50, Died in a Vacant Lot

Case Number: 2024-16526

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 50-year-old Latino male that occurred in a vacant lot.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Martin Lopez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine, Fentanyl and Phencyclidine Toxicity

RIP MARTIN LOPEZ (September 13, 1974 – October 20, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:00 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 29, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, polydrug overdose.