(L.A.) Jason Shikuma, 52, Died in a College Bathroom

Case Number: 2023-09812

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 52-year-old male that occurred in a bathroom at a college.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jason Shikuma and listed his race as Asian.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP JASON SHIKUMA (March 18, 1971 – July 31, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 10:06 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 13, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

The government investigator assigned to this case is Emily Edge Biersdorf, the pathologist Dr. Richard Ou.