(L.A.) Melvin Cortez, 23, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-08028

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 23-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the young man as Melvin Cortez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Obesity

RIP MELVIN CORTEZ ( May 14, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday.