(L.A.) Benjamin Chin, 30, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-07399

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Benjamin Chin. Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Quan.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Mulitple Gunshot Wounds

RIP BENJAMIN EDWARD HUANMI CHIN (January 6, 1993 – June 19, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 11:09 p.m.

The Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station had received 911 calls of a stabbing at around 11:36 a.m. The decedent had apparently stabbed his mother and then armed himself with a rifle and drove around the neighborhood. After a pursuit, he was shot by deputies.

The decedent’s name appears to be Chinese.