(L.A.) Mateo Lopez Chaj, 33, Died From Fentanyl

Case Number: 2024-14748

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Mateo Lopez Chaj.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Anoxic Encephalopathy

Cause of Death B: Acute Respiratory Failure

Cause of Death C: Effects of Fentanyl

RIP MATEO LOPEZ CHAJ (May 7, 1991 – September 16, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 10:24 p.m.

Chaj is a distinctly Guatemalan surname.