(L.A.) Myrisha Smith, 31, Died in a Hospital 🥕

Case Number: 2023-02964

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Myrisha Smith of West Monroe, Louisiana.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, and Diphenhydramine

RIP MYRISHA SMITH (August 13, 1991 – March 16, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 8:08 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 13, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

The decedent was a registered nurse.

Myrisha “Risha” J’vern Smith, 31, passed away on March 17th, 2023, in of Los Angeles, California.

Born on August 13, 1991, in Monroe, Louisiana, to Joyce Smith and Glen Johnson, she is survived by her mother, Joyce Smith; her siblings Jamecia Rice, Latosha Smith, Arlicia Jenkins, Terrance Smith, Quinton Smith, Shundrika Smith, and Zajarius Smith; her uncle, aunts and cousins; and her nieces and nephews.

As a registered nurse with accreditation from Northwestern State University School of Nursing, Risha combined her love of caring for others and travel with various travel nurse agencies for nearly a decade in Texas, Colorado and California.

Contributions for funeral expenses can be made to the mother’s CashApp: $grangj