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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Family of man murdered in Valley Village apartment suing landlords for negligent management
The Brief Erick Escamilla has been arrested for allegedly murdering Menashe "Manny" Hidra in his Valley Village apartment. Police said Escamilla broke into a vacant unit in the building through a skylight, then broke into Hidra's apartment through the balcony. Hidra's family is now suing the management company of the apartment complex. LOS ANGELES - The family of the man murdered in his Valley Village apartment last month is now suing the management company that owns the complex, saying residents have warned management multiple times about security issues with people roaming the building. What we know Menashe "Manny" Hidra was killed on April 23 in his apartment at the Ashton Sherman Village. The day Hidra was killed, the Los Angeles Police Department said that officers were called out to the building, but didn't find any evidence of a crime, so they left. Three days later, they discovered Hidra's body during a welfare check. At a press conference Friday, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said he couldn't comment on the case, but said the department has "initiated an internal administrative investigation" into why Hidra's murder wasn't discovered until days later. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Man killed inside his apartment in Valley Village in apparent random attack On Thursday, police arrested 27-year-old Erick Escamilla for Hidra's murder. Officials said they believe Escamilla broke into a vacant unit in the building through a skylight on the roof. Then, he allegedly hopped from balcony to balcony, got into Hidra's apartment through a sliding glass door, and killed him. Dig deeper Residents at the complex tell FOX 11 that they've been warning the management company for years about unauthorized people, including the homeless, roaming the building. Those complaints continue today. SUGGESTED: Valley Village apartment murder suspect arrested after days-long search LAPD officers responded to the complex on Friday morning, after reports that another intruder was inside. What they're saying Haifa Nesheiwat lives in the complex, and said she heard people walking around on the roof of her building on Friday morning. Residents' repeated complaints and warnings are why Hidra's family is suing the management company that owns the apartment complex for negligent management. Steve Vartazarian, who is representing the family, said Escamilla is "exactly the kind of people that these tenants were complaining about." "Complaining about things like transients roaming the hallways, here in the parking garage, in the pool area, on top of the roof — which they should never have access to — and this management company, they knew about it," Vartazarian said. "The building owners, they knew about it, and all of those complaints just happened to fall on deaf ears." What we don't know FOX 11 has repeatedly reached out to the company that owns the apartment complex, going back to when Hidra's body was first found, and has not heard back. The Source Information in this story is from Los Angeles Police Department press releases, a press conference with LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, an interview with attorney Steve Vartazarian and previous FOX 11 reports.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- CBS News
Man arrested in connection with homicide at Valley Village apartment complex
A man has been arrested in connection with a homicide at a Valley Village apartment complex that has had neighbors on edge for more than a week. The victim was found on April 26 at the complex located in the 12600 block of Riverside Drive, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It was there that officers found 53-year-old Menashe Hidra, known to others as Manny, dead. Officers were first called to the scene just before 4 a.m. on April 23 for reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at the same unit where Hidra lived. They knocked and attempted to enter the apartment, but no one answered and they left the area until they were called back for a welfare check days later. They haven't yet revealed circumstances surrounding the Hidra's death, but the incident has drawn the attention of many across Los Angeles County. It has sparked rumors of a serial killer operating in the North Hollywood area, which police say is not true. Neighbors say that the complex has been plagued by people climbing onto their roofs in recent months, something that they believe allowed the suspect to break into the apartment next to Hidra's via skylight, where he then jumped onto the victim's balcony. A 53-year-old man was found dead inside an apartment in Valley Village during a welfare check. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed there was a break-in at the apartment next door. KCAL News Though police haven't confirmed this, they did find evidence of a break-in at an adjacent unit and believe that it could be related to Hidra's death. Investigators have not yet identified the suspect nor where they took him into custody. Video posted on social media showed a hooded man as he tried to gain entry into multiple units at the apartment complex, and police released a photo of the man they believed to be the suspect as they continued their search. He was described as a man between 30 and 40 years old with black hair, who weighs between 180 and 220 pounds. As the investigation continues, police ask anyone who knows more to contact them at (818) 374-9550.
