(L.A.) Jesse Rankin, 42, Died at an Embankment

Case Number: 2023-01771

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Black male that occurred at an embankment.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jesse Rankin.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Effects

RIP JESSE RANKIN (May 5, 1980 – February 13, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 8:42 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on July 18/19, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive.

This was an accidental drug overdose.