(L.A.) Ernesto Ramirez, 65, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-18692

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Ernesto Ramirez. Born in Mexico.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

Other Significant Condition: Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

RIP ERNESTO RAMIREZ (March 11, 1960 – November 29, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-February, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.