(L.A.) Ratana Nhem, 39, Died in a Carport

Case Number: 2023-14047

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 39-year-old Asian male that occurred in a carport.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ratana Nhem of Long Beach, California.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Effects

RIP RATANA NHEM (January 30, 1984 – October 15, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 1:59 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 7, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

The decedent was of Cambodian descent.