Obituaries
Cooper Noriega, TikTok Star, Found Dead In Burbank Parking Lot
The teen social media star with more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok, had hours earlier posted a video about dying young.
BURBANK, CA — Teen TikTok star Cooper Noriega was pronounced dead in Burbank just hours after posting a video of himself alluding to his death, authorities confirmed Friday.
The TikTok sensation posted a video of himself lying in bed, writing "who else b thinking they gon d!€ young af."
The 19-year-old was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in Burbank mall parking lot in the 500 block of North First Street, near the Golden State (5) Freeway at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday, Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, told City News Service.
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Ardalani said Noriega's cause of death is being deferred, but TMZ reported foul play is not suspected.
Noriega had more than 1.7 million followers on TikTok.
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He recently disclosed his struggles with mental health when he started a Discord group inviting his followers to share their own struggles, according to a GoFundMe page raising money for his funeral costs.
“I created [this] because of how much I love you guys and how much I struggle with it myself,” he wrote. “I want you guys to not be alone and [to] feel safe.
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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