(L.A.) Joseph Cobbs, 36, Died Under a Bridge
Case Number: 2024-05861
Los Angeles County is reporting the passing of a 36-year-old male whose lifeless body was found in the crawl space of a bridge.
The coroner’s office identified the man as Joseph Cobbs and and listed his race/ethnicity as Latino [sic].
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
RIP JOSEPH COBBS (February 26, 1988 – April 8, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 7:41 p.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on June 4, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.
Note that there are multiple decedents named “Joseph Cobbs” in public records.