(L.A.) Ricardo De La Cruz Castillejo, 42, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-06526

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Ricardo De La Cruz Castillejo.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP RICARDO DE LA CRUZ CASTILLEJO (July 3, 1982 – March 23, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 11:53 a.m.

The government investigator had initially given the decedent’s name as Ricardo Delacruz.