(L.A.) Patrick King, 29, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-04376

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 29-year-old Black male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Patrick King.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

Other Significant Condition: Acute Diphenhydramine Intoxication

RIP PATRICK KING (May 14, 1995 – March 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 11:58 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-May, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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