(L.A.) Dewey Alarcon, 51, Died in a Tent

Case Number: 2023-16399

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 51-year-old Latino male that occurred in a tent.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Dewey Alarcon.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Effects

RIP DEWEY ALARCON (May 13, 1972 – November 27, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 9:30 a.m.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the COD ruling on January 25, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drug.