(L.A.) Joseph Degonia, 39, Died in a Park

Case Number: 2024-13505

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 39-year-old Latino male that occurred in a park.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joseph Degonia.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Ethanol

RIP JOSEPH DEGONIA (July 30, 1985 – August 26, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 1:54 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 11, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, overdose.