(L.A.) Ernesto Hernandez, 31, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2024-11380

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old Latino male that occurred in a parking lot.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Ernesto Hernandez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Difluoroethane

RIP ERNESTO HERNANDEZ (March 17, 1993 – July 17, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 4:05 p.m.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the CoD ruling on October 2, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive from the lab.