(L.A.) Joseph Abu-Dalu, 25, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2025-01208

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 25-year-old male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office identified the young man as Joseph Abu-Dalu and listed his race/ethnicity as Middle Eastern or North African.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Alprazolam and Heroin

RIP JOSEPH ABU-DALU (August 30, 1999 – January 18, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 13, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.