(L.A.) Zena Mziba, 21, Died at a Private Residence

Case Number: 2024-04777

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 21-year-old Black female that occurred at a private residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Zena Mziba.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl

RIP ZENA MZIBA (November 9, 2002 – March 20, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 7:51 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on April 25, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drug.

The decedent’s surname is most closely associated with Tanzania and South Africa.