Press Releases

Nov. 24 - In partnership with the honorable Justice Candace Cooper, DMEC will conduct its inquest in the death of Andres Guardado Pineda beginning November 30 and, if necessary, continue to December 1.

Nov. 10, 2020 - State law permits the Medical Examiner-Coroner to order a formal inquest any time there is a death of an individual in the County. The inquest supports the department's mission and purpose to provide independent, evidence-based death investigations and addresses the public’s interest in the death.

July 10, 2020 - The department is separate from any law enforcement agency in LA County and has the authority and discretion to make its own independent decisions on death investigations and the release of information.

July 10, 2020 - The cause of death for an 18-year-old man killed in Gardena last month is multiple gunshot wounds.

July 9, 2020 - The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined the cause of death for Robert Fuller was hanging and the death was ruled a suicide.

May 15, 2020 - The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has released the examination reports of the men, women and teenage girls who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Jan. 26.

Jan. 29, 2020 - Through the use of DNA and fingerprints, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has identified all nine of the victims who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

Jan. 28, 2020 - Four people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday have been identified.

Jan. 28, 2020 - The bodies of the nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas on Sunday have been recovered,