(L.A.) Refugio Mejia Jr., 44, Died in a Parking Lot

Case Number: 2024-01777

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 44-year-old Latino male that occurred in Stevenson Ranch.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Refugio Mejia Jr. of Santa Clarita.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered drug screening, the next public update may take six to nine months.

RIP REFUGIO MEJIA JR. (November 27, 1979 – January 27, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 2:21 p.m.

The decedent was found dead in the parking lot of a golf club over the weekend.

Deputies had been sent to The Oaks Club at Valencia, in the 16500 block of Heritage View Lane, at around 2:15 p.m. They found a lifeless man on the ground in the parking lot.

There were no signs of foul play.