(L.A.) Tonya Hicks, 48, Died at a Private Residence

Case Number: 2025-00702

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 48-year-old Black female that occurred at a private residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Tonya Hicks.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia (IIP)

Other Significant Condition: Morbid Obesity and Pulmonary Thromboembolism

RIP TONYA HICKS (July 24, 1976 – January 11, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 9:38 a.m.

Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (IIPs) are a group of lung diseases with no known cause, characterized by inflammation and fibrosis in the lung tissue.