(L.A.) Shanika Boykin, 38, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2021-11680

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Black female that occurred at her home.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Shanika Boykin, resident of Towne Avenue in the 90003.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy (SUDEP)

RIP SHANIKA BOYKIN (July 25, 1983 – October 20, 2021)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 4:08 p.m.

Incident address was given as 9724 Towne Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90003.

SUDEP is a fatal complication of epilepsy. It is defined as the sudden and unexpected, non-traumatic and non-drowning death of a person with epilepsy, without a toxicological or anatomical cause of death detected during the post-mortem examination.