Name not reported
A man in his early thirties died on October 8, 2024, after a cluster of suspected overdoses among people held in a holding cell at the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The sheriff's department said deputies gave Narcan and that seven others were taken to hospitals, where they were conscious and breathing. Patch reported that paramedics were sent after a report of possible overdoses, and that deputies gave Narcan. The department said the cause of death is under investigation, and whether drugs caused the death is for the medical examiner-coroner to decide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the man died amid a cluster of suspected overdoses in a holding cell, and that the official cause of death is still under investigation.
Reported by: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.