(L.A.) Gaston Valdez, 34, Died in an Emergency Room

Case Number: 2026-01483

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 34-year-old Latino male that occurred in an emergency room.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Gaston Valdez. Born in Orange County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Multiple Blunt-Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP GASTON AARON VALDEZ (May 19, 1991 – January 24, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

The government investigator had initially given the decedent’s age as 28.  

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