(L.A.) Joseph Dunlap Jr., 46, Died From Fentanyl

Case Number: 2024-16794

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 46-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred at his residence.

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

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

RIP JOSEPH DUNLAP JR. (June 19, 1978 – October 25, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 6:31 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 4, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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