(L.A.) Francis Abarca, 36, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-09778

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 36-year-old Latino male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Francis Abarca. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Toxicity

RIP FRANCIS JOSUE ABARCA (March 30, 1989 – June 14, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 11, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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