(L.A.) Nilo Ortiz, 78, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-15930

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 78-year-old male who passed away in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Nilo Ortiz and listed his race/ethnicity as Latino [sic].

Manner of Death: Undetermined

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Head and Torso Trauma

Other Significant Condition: Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP NILO ORTIZ (May 6, 1947 – October 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday.

 

The decedent was of Philippine descent. He was fatally injured in Panorama City, outside a branch of the Filipino American supermarket chain Seafood City.