(L.A.) Zaven Davoodian Nemagerdi, 55, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2015-02334

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 55-year-old male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Zaven Davoodian Nemagerdi and listed his race/ethnicity as Armenian.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Pneumonia

Other Significant Conditions: Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer; History of Drug Abuse

RIP ZAVEN DAVOODIAN NEMAGERDI (March 12, 1960 – March 30, 2015)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 3:10 p.m.

This looks to have been classifed as an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug death.

The decedent’s name suggests he was Iranian Armenian / Persian Armenian — of the ethnic Armenian community in Iran.