(L.A.) Jafar Awineh, 42, Died at a Motel

Case Number: 2022-08637

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Middle Eastern male that occurred in a motel in Santa Monica.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jafar Awineh.

Height: 5 feet 5 inches. Weight: 130 pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Toxic Effects of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

RIP JAFAR MOFIED AWINEH (July 30, 1980 – August 18, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 2:35 p.m.

The decedent was found dead inside Room #9 of the Holiday Motel, located at 1102 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405. It was his residence.

He was arrested in Fountain Valley in October 2020 for urinating/defecating in public.