(L.A.) Esquire Hood, 15, Died in an Accident

Case Number: 2022-12994

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 15-year-old Black male that occurred on a street.

The coroner’s office has identified the teenager as Esquire Hood.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt Trauma

RIP ESQUIRE HOOD (October 1, 2007 – December 13, 2022)

Died in a single-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday to 725 W. 92nd St., near Hoover Street.

Crews located and extracted one patient from under a vehicle, who was determined to be beyond medical help.

The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.