The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has determined the second man found dead in the home of Democratic donor Ed Buck died of a methamphetamine overdose.

The man, identified as Timothy Dean, was described as a black man in his 50s when his death was reported in January. Gemmel Moore, a 26-year-old gay black man, was also found dead in Buck’s West Hollywood apartment in 2017, and was also ruled an accidental crystal methamphetamine overdose.

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Buck has not been charged in connection with either death but last month Moore’s mother, LaTisha Nixon, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against him that also accuses him of battery, sexual battery, assault, negligence, civil rights violations, hate violence and drug dealer liability.

“This lawsuit helps to protect a very vulnerable population of gay black men by exposing details of Buck’s predatory and racially-discriminatory actions against gay black men,” Nixon’s attorney Nana Gymafi said in a statement, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Journalist and activist Jasmyne Cannick had previously delivered a petition with over 30,000 signatures demanding Buck’s arrest in connection with Moore’s death. Cannick warned in July 2018 that if any other gay black men died in Buck’s apartment, “it’s going to be the fault of the sheriff’s dept and L.A. District Atty.”