(L.A.) Ian Cheng, 22, Died From Gunshots

Case Number: 2025-01229

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 22-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the young man as Ian Cheng.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Multiple Gunshot Wounds

RIP IAN CHENG (December 1, 2002 – January 18, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:24 p.m.

The government investigator had initially spelled the decedent’s name as Chang.