Man possibly beaten to death in La Habra
A man was found dead in a parking lot of a shopping center located on the corner of La Habra Boulevard and Palm Street on Sunday morning.
The La Habra Police Department was investigating the suspicious death until 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The victim has been identified as 44-year-old James Radvansky of La Habra.
Radvansky is a homeless man who wanted to be identified as "houseless," according to CBSLA Reporter Michele Gile.
He was liked by his friends and business owners at the shopping mall where he essentially lived for the last five years.
It is believed that the victim was beaten to death by an attacker who has previously assaulted the victim, according to a bakery owner at the shopping center.
The bakery owner found Radvansky unconscious at 6 a.m. on Sunday. He told Gile that there were bruises on his face.
La Habra PD confirmed that they responded to a call about an assault in the same area Saturday night but the victim refused medical treatment.
On Sunday, police got another call about a body in the strip mall. They can't say yet whether the two cases involve the same person but it's clear that Radvansky was likely attacked.
Cleo McGuffie, who was a friend of Radvansky, paid a visit to the memorial set up where he would usually be.
"I know James is a nice person. He doesn't do nothing, just nothing. He sit over here in the front, lay down drinking some water or juice like that," McGuffie said.
The owner of the liquor store located at the shopping center told Gile that a customer told him that someone was attacking a homeless man in the parking lot Saturday night. A security camera pointed in that direction is not working, he said. Detectives are gathering evidence in the suspicious death.
There is no description currently available regarding the suspect who allegedly attacked Radvansky.
