(L.A.) Juakin Placido, 38, Died From a Meth OD

Case Number: 2024-14259

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Latino male.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Juakin Placido.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Intoxication

RIP JUAKIN PLACIDO (July 26, 1986 – September 8, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 12:22 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 14, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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