(L.A.) Hector Ortega, 34, Died at a Hotel

Case Number: 2024-10176

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 34-year-old Latino male that occurred at a hotel.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Hector Ortega.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be 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 three to five months.

RIP HECTOR ORTEGA (August 17, 1989 – June 25, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 1:36 p.m.