Cornelius Desmond Sims dies in fatal Los Angeles assault

Cornelius Desmond Sims dies in fatal Los Angeles assault

Fatal Los Angeles assault death of Cornelius Desmond Sims – Obituary

Cornelius Desmond Sims, a 51-year-old resident of Ridgecrest, has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office as the man who died nearly two years after suffering injuries in an assault in Los Angeles.

According to the coroner’s findings, Sims was attacked on June 27, 2023, shortly before midnight on South Broadway Street near West 41st Place in Los Angeles. He later passed away at his Ridgecrest home on March 12, 2025.

An autopsy revealed that Sims died as a result of complications from blunt head trauma sustained in the assault. His death has officially been classified as a homicide.