(L.A.) Hector Rivas Carrillo, 38, Died at a Business

Case Number: 2022-11504

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Hispanic male that occurred at a business.

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

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Cause of Death B: Mallory-Weiss Tear of Esophagus

Cause of Death C: Effects of Chronic Alcoholism

RIP HECTOR RIVAS CARRILLO (March 28, 1984 – November 4, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 9:35 a.m.

Mallory-Weiss syndrome refers to a tear or laceration of the mucous membrane, most commonly at the point where the esophagus and the stomach meet (gastroesophageal junction). Such a tear may result in severe bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. The immediate cause of the lesion is usually a protracted period of vomiting.

There are at least 45 records in the ME/C’s public database where Mallory-Weiss syndrome may have played a role in the death.