(L.A.) Emily Ponce, 19, Died at a Private Residence

Case Number: 2025-12338

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 19-year-old Hispanic female that occurred at a private residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the young woman as Emily Ponce.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Acute Combined Fentanyl, Phencyclidine, and Methamphetamine Intoxication

RIP EMILY PONCE (July 26, 2006 – August 1, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 14, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

“Private residence” here indicates it was not the decedent’s own home.
 

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