(L.A.) Octavio Arias, 52, Died at a Riverbed Encampment

Case Number: 2025-18897

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old Latino male that occurred at a riverbed encampment.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Octavio Arias. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Head and Neck Trauma

RIP OCTAVIO A ARIAS (November 25, 1973 – December 4, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday morning.

The decedent was beaten to death at the homeless encampment by Compton Creek.