(L.A.) Ralph Ricks, 66, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2023-03681

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 66-year-old Black male that occurred at a residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ralph Ricks.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl, Acetyl Fentanyl, Phencyclidine, and Methamphetamine

RIP RALPH EARL RICKS (March 14, 1957 – April 5, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 3:25 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 30, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.