(L.A.) Daniel Tauter, 24, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2024-01627

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 24-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Daniel Tauter.

Manner of Death: Undetermined

Cause of Death: Methemoglobinemia of Unknown Etiology

RIP DANIEL TAUTER (June 29, 1999 – January 22, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 3:51 p.m.

The medical examiner has the following choices for manner of death: homicide, accident, suicide, natural, undetermined.

We do not know if the decedent was injected with synthetic mRNA.

Methemoglobinemia is a rare blood disorder that affects how red blood cells deliver oxygen throughout the body.

The disorder can be inherited (congenital) or acquired.

Congenital methemoglobinemia is very rare and can be caused by defects in the hemoglobin protein itself (hemoglobin M disease) or problems with the enzyme cytochrome b5 reductase (type 1 or type 2).

Acquired methemoglobinemia is more common and is caused by exposure to certain medications, chemicals, or foods. Common culprits include benzocaine, nitrites, dapsone, and certain antibiotics.