(L.A.) Jose Roman Velazquez, 21, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-04193

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 21-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jose Roman Velazquez.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of Lower Back

RIP JOSE ROMAN VELAZQUEZ (January 31, 2002 – April 19, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 11:07 p.m.

At some point, the DME changed the decedent’s originally published name from simply Jose Velasquez to Jose Roman Velazquez.