(L.A.) Mercedes Garcia, 51, Died in a Homeless Shelter

Case Number: 2023-16990

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 51-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a homeless shelter.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Mercedes Garcia.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP MERCEDES GARCIA (September 24, 1972 – December 5, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 10:21 p.m.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the COD ruling on February 2, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.