(L.A.) Hector Rodriguez, 81, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2024-05196

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 81-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Hector Rodriguez.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take three to five months.

RIP HECTOR RODRIGUEZ (October 22, 1942 – March 28, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 2:15 p.m.