(L.A.) Monica Gomez, 51, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2023-04697

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

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Monica Gomez.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Sertraline and Fentanyl

Other Significant Conditions: Morbid Obesity and Medical History of Severe Depression, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder

RIP MONICA GOMEZ (September 2, 1971 – April 28, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 8:36 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on September 27, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

This is considered an accidental overdose.

Sertraline, sold under the brand name Zoloft among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class.