(L.A.) Ronela Reyes, 76, Died From a Hammer Blow

Case Number: 2024-14036

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 76-year-old Hispanic female that occurred at her residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Ronela Reyes of Van Nuys.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Blunt-Force Trauma of the Head

RIP RONELA REYES (May 16, 1948 – September 5, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 6:25 a.m.

LAPD said the decedent was attacked with a hammer by her live-in boyfriend William Anthony Tillman. He has been arrested and charged with murder.

The incident happened at their apartment in the 7300 block of Balboa Boulevard in Van Nuys.