(L.A.) Joshua Perliss, 42, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2025-19447

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a parking lot.

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

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Acute Fentanyl Intoxication

RIP JOSHUA PERLISS ( December 13, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-February, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

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