(L.A.) Helen Venegas Velasquez, 21, Died from Fentanyl

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Case Number: 2021-11660

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 21-year-old female of Latin American ethnicity that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Helen Venegas Velasquez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl Intoxication

RIP HELEN VENEGAS VELASQUEZ (June 6, 2000 – October 20, 2021)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 7:53 a.m.

In 2021, fentanyl was responsible for one in five deaths among young people, ages 15 to 24, in California.