(L.A.) Jose Vasquez Perez, 42, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-03969

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jose Vasquez Perez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Septic Arthritis of the Hip

RIP JOSE VASQUEZ PEREZ ( March 5, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

“Septic” means this was not regular arthritis, but that there was an infection inside the hip joint space.