(L.A.) Santos Aranda, 55, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2025-04094

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 55-year-old Latino male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Santos Aranda.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Heroin and Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP SANTOS ARANDA (February 22, 1970 – March 4, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 11:49 a.m.

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