(L.A.) Ricardo Samano, 56, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-04091

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 56-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ricardo Samano.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Combined Effects of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methadone and Methamphetamine

Other Significant Conditions: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Hepatitis C Cirrhosis

RIP RICARDO SAMANO (September 14, 1966 – April 14, 2023)

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

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on August 28, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drugs.

Drug deaths are frequently classified as accidents under the assumption that the users didn’t intend to kill themselves.