(L.A.) Tejas Patel, 34, Ended His Life

Case Number: 2014-05714

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 34-year-old male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Tejas Patel and listed his race/ethnicity as Middle Eastern [sic].

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Head

RIP TEJAS PATEL (September 26, 1979 – August 18, 2014)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 11:56 a.m.

The decedent’s name suggests that he was actually South Asian / Desi / Indian.