(L.A.) Rodney Jackson, 72, Died in an Apartment

Case Number: 2025-00317

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 72-year-old Black male that occurred in an apartment.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Rodney Jackson.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

Other Significant Condition: Recent Cocaine Use

RIP RODNEY JACKSON (November 14, 1951 – January 6, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on March 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.