(L.A.) Deonta Carr, 33, Died in a Community Shower

Case Number: 2020-02300

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old Black male that occurred in a public restroom on Skid Row.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Deonta Carr.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

Other Significant Condition: Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

RIP DEONTA CARR (June 5, 1986 – March 16, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday.

Incident Location: Community Bathroom / Shower
557 S. Crocker Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

The place is known as Skid Row Community ReFresh Spot, which includes toilets, hand-washing stations, showers and laundry facilities. It opened in 2017 and was gone by January 2021.

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

The video above was posted in August 2020.