(L.A.) Shelie Gorrell, 49, Died in an Alley

Case Number: 2025-11219

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred in an alley.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Shelie Gorrell.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Toxicity

RIP SHELIE GORRELL ( July 12, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-August, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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