(L.A.) Mary Choate, 64, Ended Her Life

Case Number: 2022-07358

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 64-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hotel/motel.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Mary Choate.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Citalopram, Cocaine, Olanzapine, and Quetiapine

RIP MARY CHOATE (July 8, 1958 – July 15, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 11:08 a.m.

Incident Location: Santa Fe Inn
6340 Santa Fe Avenue Room #222, Huntington Park, 90255

Citalopram, sold under the brand name Celexa among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is used to treat major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and social phobia.

Olanzapine (sold under the trade name Zyprexa among others) is an antipsychotic primarily used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.