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Cause of death is deferred pending additional investigation.

April 11, 2026

(L.A.) Taras Tkachenko, 41, Died at a Residence

Deaths, Music deferred, Russian speaker, Ukrainian, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

February 23, 2026

(L.A.) Brett Pueschel, 27, Died in a Driveway

Deaths, Local aerospace industry, suicide, USC 0

Cause of death is deferred pending additional investigation.

October 28, 2025

(L.A.) Yaretzai Badillo-Bazan, a Baby, Died in Student Housing

Deaths, Local undetermined manner of death, USC 0

Drug-Related Death

October 6, 2025

(L.A.) Lauren Ciancio, 33, Died at a Residence

Deaths accidental drug overdose, fentanyl, ketamine, USC 7

LA accidental death

September 24, 2025

(L.A.) Edesel Garrison Jr., 75, Died in a Hospital

Deaths, Sports USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

July 31, 2025

(L.A.) Lauren Burnett, 25, Died in a Cemetery

Deaths GSW, suicide, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

July 14, 2025

(L.A.) Sarah Garrod, 26, Ended Her Life

Deaths suicide, USC 0

Death from Physical Trauma

July 12, 2025

(L.A.) Blake Ackerman, 27, Died in a Hospital

Deaths accident, bicyclist, hit-and-run, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

July 9, 2025

(L.A.) Daniel Paluch, 42, Died in a Parking Garage

Deaths, Local GSW, suicide, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

May 15, 2025

(L.A.) Dading Shi, 26, Ended His Life

Deaths, Local suicide, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

May 6, 2025

(L.A.) Evan Michelman, 21, Ended His Life

Deaths, Local suicide, USC 0

Natural Deaths in Los Angeles County

November 24, 2024

(L.A.) Kari Eisaman Doody, 53, Died at a Residence

Deaths, Local ethanol consumption, natural death, USC 4

Los Angeles County suicide

May 17, 2024

(L.A.) Y-Thien Lam, 21, Ended Her Life

Deaths, Local suicide, USC 1

Los Angeles County suicide

May 1, 2024

(L.A.) Nicole Cho, 41, Died in a Garage

Deaths Caltech, suicide, USC 1

Death from Physical Trauma

April 27, 2024

(L.A.) Dorothy Gram, 83, Died in a Hospital

Deaths, Local USC 0

Natural Deaths in Los Angeles County

February 22, 2024

(L.A.) Scott Kenyon, 39, Died in a Hospital 🥕

Deaths, Local died unexpectedly, natural death, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

January 11, 2024

(L.A.) Tatiana Melguizo, 55, Ended Her Life

Deaths, Local quetiapine, suicide, USC 0

Drug-Related Death

September 17, 2023

(L.A.) Wells Hacker, 30, Died From Drugs

Deaths, Local cocaine, fentanyl, meth, SAG-AFTRA, USC 2

Los Angeles County suicide

August 30, 2023

(L.A.) John Heitritter, 60, Ended His Life

Deaths GSW, suicide, USC 0

LA accidental death

May 22, 2023

(L.A.) Maria Polanco Aviles, 20, Died in an Accident

Deaths, Local hit-and-run, USC, vehicular accident 0

Manner of death is undetermined.

May 15, 2023

(L.A.) Matthew Rundell, 55, Died in a Parking Lot

Deaths, Local undetermined manner of death, USC 0

Natural Deaths in Los Angeles County

April 7, 2023

(L.A.) Janel Lowrey, 62, Died from Natural Causes

Deaths, Local natural death, USC 0

Los Angeles County suicide

February 4, 2023

(L.A.) Timothy Tobish, 61, Died at a Residence 🥕

Deaths, Local suicide, USC 1

Los Angeles County suicide

December 7, 2022

(L.A.) Gregory Pizzurro, 24, Ended His Life

Deaths, Local suicide, USC 0

LA accidental death

November 4, 2022

(L.A.) Randy Kitis, 29, Died in a Hospital

Deaths, Local USC 1

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