(L.A.) Amara Traore, 25, Died on a Sidewalk
Case Number: 2025-04484
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 25-year-old Black male that occurred on a sidewalk.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Amara Traore.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Metamphetamine Effects
RIP AMARA TRAORE (July 6, 1999 – March 10, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 10:02 p.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-May, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.