(L.A.) Donny Kim, 65, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2024-14753
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Donny Kim.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Sequelae of Blunt-Force Injuries
RIP DONNY KIM (May 26, 1959 – September 16, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 1:50 p.m.
This death was reported in mainstream media as being the result of the decedent having been hit by a scooter on a sidewalk in Koreatown.
Another Korean man was also reported to have died from a scooter-related incident in July. It was widely portrayed to have been a homicide resulting from a beating where the suspect was an African American man. The medical examiner, however, later concluded it was an accident.