(L.A.) Joe Montoya, 61, Died From Heroin

Case Number: 2024-01147

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 61-year-old Latino male.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joe Montoya.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Heroin Toxicity

RIP JOE MONTOYA (June 17, 1962 – January 18, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 11:05 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on May 16, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drug. This is considered an accidental overdose.

The government investigator noted that the decedent had a history of hypertension, alcohol and cigarette use, hepatitis C, and obesity.