(L.A.) Jerry Isreal, 65, Died in an RV

Case Number: 2023-00079

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Black male that occurred in a recreational vehicle in Exposition park.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jerry Isreal.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Smoke Inhalation

Other Significant Condition: Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP JERRY ISREAL (November 7, 1957 – January 2, 2023)

The decedent’s surname is properly spelled as Isreal, not Israel.

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 11:28 p.m.

The body was found by firefighters at 11:20 p.m. after they had extinguished the RV fire at Browning Boulevard and Budlong Avenue. The RV is presumed to have been set on fire by 46-year-old Danny Reece who was aruging with the victim in the hours before the fire.