(L.A.) Cato Mendoza, 40, Died in a Vehicle
Case Number: 2023-05460
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 40-year-old Latino male that occurred in a vehicle.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Cato Mendoza. Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Lopez.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of the Chest
RIP CATO MICHAEL MENDOZA (September 24, 1982 – May 13, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 5:03 p.m.
The medical examiner unpublished this record on May 16.
According to a GFM, the decedent had “fought illness almost his entire life.” He apparently had survived leukemia in childhood.