(L.A.) Joshua Crossen, 54, Died From Fenty Use

Case Number: 2025-00014

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 54-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Joshua Crossen.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl Effects

RIP JOSHUA CROSSEN (January 11, 1970 – January 1, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 8:50 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on February 22, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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