(L.A.) Oscar Ortiz, 44, Died on Christmas Day

Case Number: 2022-13468

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 44-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Oscar Ortiz.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Ethanol Toxicity

Other Significant Condition: History of Hypertension and Diabetes

RIP OSCAR ORTIZ (April 10, 1978 – December 25, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 8:40 p.m.

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