(L.A.) Higinio Alvarez, 51, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-04364

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 51-year-old Latino male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Higinio Alvarez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Acetyl Fentanyl, Fentanyl, and Methamphetamine

RIP HIGINIO ALVAREZ (September 23, 1973 – March 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 7:20 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on May 18, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.