The parking lot where Cooper Noriega was found dead

This is the parking lot where Cooper Noriega was found dead.

It is situated at 550 North 1st Street in Burbank, California.

Noriega was a social media influencer who amassed more than a million followers on TikTok and Instagram.

Sadly, the 19-year-old struggled with mental health issues and addiction throughout most of his teenage years.

He reportedly began taking drugs as a child after a doctor prescribed him Xanax to help him overcome his fear of flying.

From that point on, things only got worse.

By the age of 14, Noriega was regularly abusing prescription medication. Then, one year later, he experienced his first overdose.

In October of 2020, he attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on fentanyl. However, on that occasion, his life was saved after someone noticed that he had stopped breathing and rushed him to the hospital.

Later, he remarked, "Luckily, someone found me before it was too late."

Following the failed suicide attempt, he immediately became clean and attempted to turn his life around. Shortly after beginning his road to recovery, he told fans that he was adamant about not going back to his old ways.

Although he seemed to have found a new positive outlook on life, he continued to make gloomy predictions such as, "[I] dont feel like imma live long."

In October of 2021, he took to social media to celebrate one year of sobriety.

A few months later, Noriega assured his followers that he was still taking care of himself. In one tweet, he said that he was "doing well mentally" and that he was even learning how to trade stocks. He also spoke about plans to open his own rehabilitation center.

All in all, it appeared as though the young TikTok star had managed to exorcise his demons.

Sadly, it wasn't to be.

On June 9th, 2022, he posted a TikTok video with the text, "Who else thinks they're going to die young?"

Later that day, a passerby discovered Noriega in an unresponsive state at the West Garage parking lot in Burbank Town Center. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly afterwards.

In December of 2022, the Los Angeles County medical examiner confirmed that the 19-year-old had died of an accidental overdose of alprazolam (Xanax), fentanyl, and lorazepam (Ativan).

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