(L.A.) Christian Contreras, 23, Died in an Alley

Case Number: 2025-13726

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

The coroner’s office identified the young man as Christian Contreras.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP CHRISTIAN CONTRERAS ( August 28, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on October 7, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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