(L.A.) Kelsie Co, 21, Ended Her Life

Case Number: 2024-14663

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 21-year-old Asian female who passed away at her residence.

The coroner’s office identified the young woman as Kelsie Co of El Dorado Hills.

Manner of Death: Suicide

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Bupropion, Hydroxyzine and Escitalopram

Other Significant Condition: History of Anxiety and Depression

RIP KELSIE LOURDES CO (July 7, 2003 – September 15, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:55 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 12, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

Escitalopram, sold under the brand names Lexapro and Cipralex, among others, is an antidepressant.

The decedent was the China-born daughter of Johnston Lim Co and Gina N. Buis. She was a Cal Poly Pomona student and a graduate of Oak Ridge High School.

A detailed report by the government investigator and medical examiner on this case may be purchased from L.A. County for 36 dollars. This includes field notes on the circumstances of the death.

me.lacounty.gov/purchase-case-documents/?caseNumber=<2024-14663

The general public can make inquiries about this case over the phone by calling the Department of Medical Examiner at (323) 343-0695 during regular office hours.