(L.A.) Jacobo Juarez Cedillo, 50, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2019-02897

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 50-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jacobo Juarez Cedillo.

Manner of Death: Undetermined

Cause of Death A: Anoxic Encephalopathy

Cause of Death B: Cardiopulmonary Arrest Status Post Resuscitation

Cause of Death C: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP JACOBO JUAREZ CEDILLO (August 18, 1968 – April 13, 2019)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 1:15 p.m.

On April 8, Cedillo was sitting outside a gas station on Woodman Avenue in Van Nuys when LAPD pigs approached him, then used unreasonable force on him. He died five days later.

In October 2013, a federal jury awarded $13.5 million to Cedillo’s family.