(L.A.) Yana Pugiyants, 40, Died in SRO Housing

Case Number: 2024-19154

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old Hispanic female that occurred at a housing facility.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Yana Pugiyants.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take three to five months.

RIP YANA PUGIYANTS (May 6, 1984 – December 7, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 1:34 p.m.

The decedent’s name could be Russian in origin (Яна Пугиянц). Her family is possibly from a former Soviet republic like Azerbaijan or Armenia.

Single Room Occupancy is a form of housing that is typically aimed at residents with low or minimal incomes, or single adults who like a minimalist lifestyle, who rent small, furnished single rooms with a bed, chair, and sometimes a small desk. SRO units are rented out as permanent residence and/or primary residence to individuals, within a multi-tenant building where tenants share a kitchen, toilets or bathrooms.