(L.A.) Joey Silva, 45, Died at an Encampment

Case Number: 2024-20383

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 45-year-old Latino male that occurred at an encampment.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joey Silva.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP JOEY SILVA (February 14, 1979 – December 28, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:53 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in late March, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.