(L.A.) Jestine James, 3, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2024-11172
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a three-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the child as Jestine James.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Fentanyl Toxicity
RIP JESTINE JAMES (July 9, 2021 – July 14, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 12:48 a.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 26, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.