(L.A.) Merlin Arriola, 28, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-06033

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 28-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Merlin Arriola.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Alprazolam Effects

RIP MERLIN ARRIOLA (August 5, 1996 – April 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 8:04 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on June 23, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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