(L.A.) Xavier Curtiss, 25, Died From Meth Abuse

Case Number: 2024-11332

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 25-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Xavier Curtiss.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Effects

RIP XAVIER CURTISS (May 14, 1999 – July 17, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 5:19 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 13, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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