(L.A.) Eric Shelton, 38, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2012-02094

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

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

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Hypertrophic Heart Disease

Other Significant Conditions: Reported History of Diabetes Mellitus, Sepsis, Pneumonia, and Effects of Tetrahydrocannabinol, Clinical

RIP ERIC SHELTON (February 19, 1974 – March 14, 2012)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 11:05 p.m.

The deputy medical examiner classified this as an accidental drug overdose.

Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant.