(L.A.) Ty Truong, 65, Died in a Building Alcove

Case Number: 2025-00907

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Asian male that occurred in a building alcove.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Ty Truong.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Lidocaine

RIP TY TRUONG (December 12, 1959 – January 14, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday at 1:58 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on February 27, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.