(L.A.) John Pacheco, 38, Died on a Beach

Case Number: 2024-18337

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Black male that occurred on a beach.

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

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Intoxication

RIP JOHN PACHECO (September 4, 1986 – November 23, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 11:39 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on February 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.