(L.A.) Rudolph Kennedy, 66, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2025-03045

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 66-year-old Black male that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Rudolph Kennedy.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Acute Phencyclidine Intoxication

Other Significant Conditions: Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease; Obesity

RIP RUDOLPH KENNEDY (May 1, 1958 – February 15, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 6:13 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 24, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.