(L.A.) Augusto Nishiyama, 42, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2010-02311

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Augusto Nishiyama and listed his race/ethnicity as Asian.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Clozapine Intoxication

Other Significant Conditions: Schizophrenia, Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP AUGUSTO NISHIYAMA (June 10, 1967 – April 2, 2010)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 12:38 p.m.

This is considered an accidental drug overdose.

Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication used to treat treatment-resistant schizophrenia and reduce the risk of suicide in schizophrenic patients.

The decedent’s surname is Japanese. With a Hispanic forename, his family may have come into the United States from Peru or Brazil. He had no birth record in California.