(L.A.) John Lee, 54, Died Inside a Tent 💎

Case Number: 2020-08478

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 54-year-old male of Asian ethnicity that occurred inside a tent.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as John Lee.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP JOHN LEE (May 17, 1966 – September 13, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 5:40 p.m.

The decedent appears to have been transient.

His place of death was given as 269 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, 90012. The zip code may actually be 900013.

This is just a few blocks north of downtown L.A’s Skid Row.

Map views only approximate location and do not indicate the precise spot where the incident happened.

* Note that there are multiple decedents named "John Lee" in public records.