(L.A.) Joshua Howard, 36, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2024-13077

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 36-year-old Black male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Joshua Howard.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Dissection

RIP JOSHUA HOWARD (January 9, 1988 – August 18, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:19 p.m.

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