(L.A.) Jacob Gonzales, 40, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2023-00119

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred in a parking lot.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jacob Gonzales. Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Zamarripa.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP JACOB JOHN GONZALES (October 5, 1982 – January 3, 2023)

Drug deaths are frequently classified as accidents under the assumption that the users didn’t intend to kill themselves.

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 8:20 p.m.