(L.A.) Jorge Torres, 43, Died in a Park

Case Number: 2020-08243

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 43-year-old Latin American male that occurred in a park.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jorge Torres.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Thermal and Inhalational Injuries

RIP JORGE TORRES (April 15, 1977 – September 6, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:22 p.m.

The decedent’s body was found in an area of the Sepulveda Basin that was scorched by a wildfire.

Incident location: center east portion of Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, California 91411