(L.A.) Steven Place, 53, Died in a Stairwell

Case Number: 2024-14073

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 53-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a stairwell.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Steven Place.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP STEVEN PLACE (September 29, 1970 – September 5, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 3:10 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 10, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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