(L.A.) Alex Martinez, 15, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2023-14516

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 15-year-old Latino male who collapsed on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the teenage boy as Alex Martinez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Alprazolam

RIP ALEX MARTINEZ (February 22, 2008 – October 23, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 9:11 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 11, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

Note that there are multiple decedents named “Alex Martinez” in public records.