(L.A.) Houros Ramos, 35, Died in Jail

Case Number: 2024-05889

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 35-year-old Latino male that occurred at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Houros Ramos.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Pulmonary Embolism

Cause of Death B: Phlebothrombosis

Other Significant Conditions: Hypertrophic Heart Disease, Morbid Obesity

RIP HOUROS ABIF RAMOS (May 31, 1988 – April 9, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 5:42 a.m.

The decedent had a rap sheet going back to 2014 that includes arrests for robbery and burglary. He was picked up on March 30, 2024, based off a bench warrant for some misdemeanor charge.

He was found lifeless inside a prison cell at TTCF, 450 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. This is LASD’s ninth in-custody death for the year. 2024-009