(L.A.) Joshua Polanco, 27, Died from Drugs

Case Number: 2023-05295

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 27-year-old Latino male.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joshua Polanco.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP JOSHUA POLANCO (December 30, 1995 – May 10, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 11:47 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on November 4, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

The decedent’s obituary states his date of birth as January 27, 1996. The government workers have not explained the discrepancy in their recordkeeping.