(L.A.) Eric Alston, 70, Died at a Residence

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Case Number: 2025-00554

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 70-year-old Black male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Eric Alston.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Effects

RIP ERIC ALSTON (May 1, 1954 – January 9, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 10:27 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on March 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.