(L.A.) Jonathan Medel, 38, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-01232

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

The coroner’s office identified the man as Jonathan Medel. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP JONATHAN CRUZ MEDEL (June 27, 1986 – January 18, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:54 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 14, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.