(L.A.) Earnest Mack Jr., 74, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2024-04381

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 74-year-old Black male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Earnest Mack Jr.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take six to nine months.

RIP EARNEST MACK JR. (June 27, 1949 – February 2, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 6:43 a.m.

The government investigator noted that the decedent had a history of human immunodeficiency virus infection, as well as substance abuse and unspecified dementia.

Human immunodeficiency virus is HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, commonly known as AIDS.