(L.A.) Dennis Sloan, 66, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-03966

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 66-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Dennis Sloan.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Cocaine

RIP DENNIS SLOAN (January 10, 1957 – February 28, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 4:28 p.m.

Drug deaths are frequently classified as accidents under the assumption that the users didn’t intend to kill themselves.