(L.A.) Monique Dowell, 30, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2023-10168

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old Black female whose body was found on a sidewalk in downtown L.A. on the southern edge of Skid Row.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Monique Dowell.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP MONIQUE DOWELL (May 18, 1993 – August 5, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 10:02 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 29, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

Incident Location: 606 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021

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