(L.A.) James Loehrke III, 46, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-00451

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as James Loehrke III.

STATUS: The decedent’s body has been 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 six to nine months.

RIP JAMES LOEHRKE III (December 31, 1978 – January 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 6:34 a.m.

The decedent was a science teacher at Pomona High School.

Employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District were all required to get injected with synthetic mRNA in August 2021. The LAUSD mandate made the injections a “condition of continued employment/service,” meaning staff could not opt to take a weekly test in lieu of being injected.