(L.A.) Roger Xiong, 44, Died From a Meth OD

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Case Number: 2024-14004

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 44-year-old Latino male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Roger Xiong.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP ROGER XIONG (July 11, 1980 – September 4, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 3:40 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 7, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.