(L.A.) Bruce Smith, 37, Died in a Walkway

Case Number: 2023-02544

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 37-year-old Black male that occurred in a walkway.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Bruce Smith.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP BRUCE SMITH (October 31, 1985 – March 6, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 7:05 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on July 25, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

Note that the county has made public the records of at least three different decedents named “Bruce Smith.”