(L.A.) Melpin Gonzaga, 81, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-07823

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 81-year-old Asian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Melpin Gonzaga.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Head Trauma

Other Significant Condition: History of Atrial Fibrillation

RIP MELPIN GONZAGA (December 23, 1943 – May 10, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 4:59 p.m.

The government investigator had initially misspelled the decedent’s name as Meltin.