(L.A.) David Musaza, 11, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-00499

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 11-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as David Musaza.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Chiari Type 1 Malformation

RIP DAVID MUSAZA (December 3, 2011 – January 12, 2023)

Chiari malformations are structural defects in which the lower part of the brain presses on and through an opening in the base of the skull and cerebellum into the spinal canal.