(L.A.) Cecil Rhodes, 65, Died in an Alley

Case Number: 2025-17486

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Black male that occurred in an alley.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Cecil Rhodes.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Cocaine

Other Significant Condition: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP CECIL RHODES (1960 – November 7, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday.

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

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