(L.A.) Melvin Zepeda-Sandoval, 28, Died in a Shed

Case Number: 2024-15061

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old Latino male that occurred in a shed.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Melvin Zepeda-Sandoval.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Alprazolam Toxicity

RIP MELVIN ZEPEDA-SANDOVAL (October 28, 1995 – September 22, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:23 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.