(L.A.) David Lepe Jr., 52, Died in a Parking Lot
Case Number: 2025-04703
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old Latino male that occurred in a parking lot.
The coroner’s office identified the man as David Lepe Jr.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Effects of Heroin and Methamphetamine
RIP DAVID LEPE JR. (December 20, 1972 – March 14, 2025)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 12:09 p.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-May, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.