(L.A.) Alexis Polanco, 16, Died from Fentanyl

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Case Number: 2022-12381

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 16-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the teenager as Alexis Polanco.

Manner of death: Accident

Cause of death: Fentanyl Toxicity

RIP ALEXIS POLANCO (September 23, 2006 – November 29, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 8:46 a.m.

In 2021, fentanyl was responsible for one in five deaths among young people, ages 15 to 24, in California.