(L.A.) Festus Alagba II, 12, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2018-01930

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 12-year-old Black (Nigerian) male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the person as Festus Alagba II.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Sudden Cardiac Death

Cause of Death B: Congenital Coronary Artery Anomaly

Other Significant Conditions: Hemoglobin H Disease and Effects of Co-Infection with Human Rhinovirus/Enterovirus, Parainfluenza Virus 2, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus

RIP FESTUS ALAGBA II (December 4, 2005 – March 6, 2018)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 2:57 p.m.

The decedent died after running laps at Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes.

In September 2022, L.A. Unified reached a $9.5-million settlement with his parents. They had filed a civil lawsuit against the school district on March 29, 2019, contending that employees neglected to follow procedures that may have saved their son’s life.