(L.A.) Kirit Makwana, 57, Died on a Couch

Case Number: 2024-03043

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old male that occurred on a couch.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Kirit Makwana and listed his race/ethnicity as White/Caucasian.

Height: 5 feet 5 inches / Weight: 145 pounds

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

Other Significant Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder; Bipolar Type, Paranoid Schizophrenia, Unspecified Glaucoma, Hyperlipidemia, Polysubstance Abuse

RIP KIRIT CHANDULAL MAKWANA (May 22, 1966 – February 19, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 11:10 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 21, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drug.

The decedent’s name appears to be South Asian / Desi / Indian. He had a rap sheet of arrests from 2016 to 2023 that included a question of his mental competency in 2019.

According to the government investigator, Kirit Makwana was homeless.