LOS ANGELES—A 64-year-old man who died in a struggle with a would-be burglar inside his Lincoln Heights apartment was identified on July 5, while a search continued for his assailant.
Jose Mancia died in the confrontation that occurred about 9:30 p.m. Monday at 2008 Griffin Avenue, according to police and the coroner’s office. Mancia was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said he appeared to have suffered some type of blunt-force trauma during the struggle with the intruder.