(L.A.) Jorge Cortez-Mercado, 57, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2024-02387

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old Latino male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jorge Cortez-Mercado.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Cocaine Toxicity

RIP JORGE CORTEZ-MERCADO (April 10, 1966 – February 7, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 12:43 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 1, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.

The government investigator had initially misspelled the decedent’s surname as “Cortez-Mercad” before later correcting it.