(L.A.) Hector Requene Rodriguez, 30, Died in a Tunnel

Case Number: 2024-11968

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old Latino male that occurred in a tunnel.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Hector Requene Rodriguez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Electrocution

RIP HECTOR REQUENE RODRIGUEZ (April 7, 1994 – July 27, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:55 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 1, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back negative for substances.

The decedent was apparently trying to evade LAPD when he was electrocuted on the Metro Red Line tracks in a tunnel between Universal City and North Hollywood.

DUDE just got electrocuted trying to evade LAPD Officers on the Universal City Metro Red Line. According to a source, the man ran onto the tracks, he was not struck by a train. #groundfox #SKYFOX THE @LAFDvalley @LAPDPIO @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/2k7busMyvw

— Justin B. O'Brien (@justinobrien) July 27, 2024

Requene is a surname most associated with the country of Nicaragua.