(L.A.) Gaby Mendez, 30, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2023-12803

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 30-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Gaby Mendez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Difluoroethane Effects

RIP GABY MENDEZ (October 16, 1992 – September 22, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 7:25 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on October 14, presumably after the results of tox screening came back.

This is considered an accidental overdose of huffing gas.