U.S. Army veteran death due to fentanyl and meth, examiner rules

ThedeathofaU.S.ArmyveteranwhosebodywasdiscoveredbyherdaughterinadowntownLosAngeleshomelessencampmentwasruledaccidentalandduetodruguse,theL.A.CountyMedicalExaminer’sofficesaidWednesday. LucreciaMaciasBarajas,46,succumbedtotheeffectsoffentanylandmethamphetamines,accordingtoDr.JamieNakagiri,L.A.CountyDeputyMedicalExaminer. BarajaswasfounddeadMay12atatarp-coveredshelterinaWestlakecul-de-sacalongwith39-year-oldPojoySajqui.It’sunclearwhattherelationshipwasbetweenbothindividuals,thoughSajquialsodiedofthesamecause. Theshelterwasalreadythesceneofdeathandinjuryearlierthisyearwhenauthoritiesdiscoveredadeadbodyinsideaburnedvehicleattheencampment.Asecondindividual,a38-year-oldman,wasalsotakentothehospital. OneofBarajas’threedaughterstracedhercellphoneonMay12,whichledhertotheencampment. VideoatthetimeshowedthatsamedaughtercryingonthegroundandlaterbeggingLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentofficerstoremovehermother’sbody. BarajasandSajquiwere