(L.A.) Edgar Pope, 59, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-03173

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 59-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Edgar Pope.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine and Cocaine

RIP EDGAR POPE (February 25, 1964 – March 22, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 2:54 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 2, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.