(L.A.) Francis Gonzales, 77, Died at a Private Residence

Case Number: 2023-01176

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 77-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred at a private residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Francis Gonzales.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Heroin

RIP FRANCIS GONZALES (May 13, 1945 – January 29, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:12 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 18, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.