(L.A.) Ruben Avila, 23, Died on a Bus

Case Number: 2023-07971

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 23-year-old Latino male that occurred on a bus.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ruben Avila.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

RIP RUBEN AVILA (October 6, 1999 – June 29, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 2:48 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 4, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the drug.

The archdiocese has indicated that the decedent may have been homeless.