(L.A.) Darryl Wilkins, 67, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2023-05761

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 67-year-old Black male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Darryl Wilkins.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Other Significant Conditions: Myelodysplastic Syndrome; Thrombocytopenia

RIP DARRYL WILKINS (October 17, 1955 – May 19, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 9:44 a.m.

A myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is one of a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, and as a result, do not develop into healthy blood cells.