(L.A.) Ernesto Fontes, 20, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-06068

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 20-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the young man as Ernesto Fontes.

Height: 5 feet 7 inches / Weight: 145 pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Craniocervical Trauma

RIP ERNESTO ANGEL FONTES (October 20, 2005 – April 12, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday.