Los Angeles News Anchor Chauncy Glover’s Cause of Death Revealed

The cause of death for Los Angeles news anchor Chauncy Glover has been revealed.

The Emmy-winning journalist’s family announced news of Glover’s death on Tuesday, Nov. 5. In their statement KCAL News, where Glover was an anchor for just over a year, his family did share any additional information about his death at 39.

In a news release on Wednesday, Feb. 19, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death as acute intoxication by the combined effects of chloroethane and methamphetamine. The manner of death is accidental.

Glover was found unresponsive in his home on Nov. 5 and his death was pronounced by fire department personnel at 12:40 a.m. that same day, the medical examiner’s office said. A deputy medical examiner completed an examination on Nov. 6, and the cause and manner of death were certified on Feb. 19.

In their previous statement to KCAL News, Glover’s family said they were “devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy.”

“He was more than a son and brother,” they continued. “He was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.”

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“While we grieve this profound loss, we are comforted by the outpouring of love and memories shared by those who knew Chauncy as the passionate, gifted soul he was,” his family added. “We kindly ask for privacy as we mourn and honor his incredible legacy. He was taken from us far too soon, but his impact will be felt forever.”

Glover dreamed of becoming a news anchor at a young age. According to his station bio, when he was 5 his dad even built him a mini “anchor desk” for his weekly newscasts, which “he would perform for his family every Sunday after church.”

Before his work took him to Los Angeles, he was the first Black male main anchor for Houston’s KTRK, where he was on the air for eight years.

“But the defining moments in his life didn’t happen on television screens; they unfolded on the streets and in the hearts of the people he touched,” per his bio, which went on to mention The Chauncy Glover Project, a mentoring organization he founded to help young boys of color from the inner city.

Throughout his career, Glover earned three Emmy Awards and worked in Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Texas before relocating to California.