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Man dies after assault [updated]

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The victim was found Aug. 18 inside his residence in the 26200 block of East Avenue W-8, authorities said. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]
The victim was found Aug. 18 inside his residence in the 26200 block of East Avenue W-8, authorities said. [Photo by LUIS MEZA]
LLANO – A water business owner found critically injured at his residence last week has died, prompting a homicide investigation.

“The victim was injured during a commission of a crime,” homicide detectives said in a statement Friday, but did not elaborate.

The victim was found Aug. 18 in the 26200 block of East Avenue W-8, where both his home and business are located.

The victim's business, which provides water to construction companies, is also located on the property. [LUIS MEZA]
The victim’s business, which provides water to construction companies, is also located on the property. [LUIS MEZA]
An employee arriving for work at the company found the owner and reported the incident to police. The victim was unresponsive and in critical condition when airlifted to Antelope Valley Hospital, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. At the time, the victim was unable to tell investigators what happened to him, according to the lieutenant, who said the incident was being investigated as an assault.

It’s unclear if the victim was ever able to provide information about the crime.

The victim’s family identified him as Glen Brittner and suspects he was assaulted during a robbery, according to ABC 7.

The news station reported last week that the victim had been beaten, bound and gagged, but detectives would not confirm this information Friday.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

UPDATED 8.29.15: The Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Saturday identified the victim as 59-year-old Glenn Brittner of Llano. Brittner was pronounced dead at 9:22 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, coroner’s officials said.

UPDATED 8.29.15: In a news release issued Saturday, homicide detectives gave more information about the circumstances surrounded Brittner’s death.

“The victim’s residence appears to have been broken into and ransacked. The victim suffered head trauma,” detectives said in the news release.

“The victim was found unresponsive by a co-worker, who notified the Sheriff’s Department,” detectives said. “The victim was then airlifted to a local hospital by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Air Rescue 5. The victim never regained consciousness while in the hospital.”

There was no suspect information as of Saturday afternoon, according to the LASD news release.

Detectives identified the victim as Glen Lee Brittner, while coroner’s officials identified the victim as Glenn Brittner.

 

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12 comments for "Man dies after assault [updated]"

  1. I’ve known Glen for the past 25 years he’s delivered water to our ranch.this one hits us real hard. rest in peace my friend. whoever did this will be caught.tonight I’ll drink a beer for you.

  3. Why are there people hating on Law Enforcement out here? They do a very difficult job where they are exposed to a lot of negative energies and entities, therefore, they need positive reenforcement. They have famlies, too. As for this tragic circumstance, I pray for the safe and smooth transition to the other realms by the victim involved. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and co-workers. Who ever did this to him, I pray you do the right thing and turn yourself in and make amends to the victims loved ones by changing your life or lives by helping other like minded individuals to see their error in harming others for the gain of illusory constructs. Much love to all, Ryan.

    • Gee, I dunno Ryan. What’s your guess about the source of “hating on” law enforcement?

      Behavior that creates a steady stream of outside investigations ending in findings of racism, excessive uses of force, abuses of authority, with no apparent interest in policing themselves on these issues? Think that might be it?

      Routine killings of civilians under murky circumstances where other cops are the only witnesses? Think that might be it?

      Use of the sheriff’s department as a budget balancing fine generation machine? Think that might be it?

      How about the annoying drone from sycophant badge lickers? Do you think perhaps that contributes?

      • 0.1% end in deaths. Most but not all are justified killings from law enforcement. There is a small percentage of cops who are bad but you can say that about any profession. The liberal left only focus on the small number of bad ones. The old one bad apple means they are all bad. Wrong! The main stream media are biased leftist propaganda pushing trash machines. The left don’t focus on the real problems instead they instigate hatred to push their agenda of anarchy.

      • Yes Tim, those things do happen, but I believe it is a result of negative entity attachments that a person, especially law enforcement become unknowing victims of because they are attracted to persons in the position of power…the power to opress. These entities can be picked up through alcahol or drugs, especially those who interact with individuals who are full of them and are not themselves well grounded. And it goes all the way to the top. That’s why people do horrible things things to other people, they are usually exposed to it through rituals, alcahol, drugs, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. It does sound crazy, especially the notion that they are indeed victims themselves because they have to lose a part of themselves to make room for such entities to take residence in and individual. Traumas and drugs are such tools for displacing an individuals sense of self. They are not lost but buried deep within the confines of the individual. Please understand there is indeed affliction to every individual on this planet and not all of us are able to identify and root it out. I know from personal experience.

  4. This man was both a father and friend. His family needs justice!! Please contact police if you know anything!!

    • when i scanned this my 1st thought was “omg the LASD killed somebody else” I know its a tragic thought but We The People have been sold the belief that, in these tragic times, law enforcement is justified is taking liberties to “protect We The People”…even after the US Supreme Ct has decided that law enforcement isn’t obligated to protect but law enforcement

      http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/justices-rule-police-do-not-have-a-constitutional-duty-to-protect-someone.html

      my condolences to the family. stay on them for answers and i hope hes not hispanic or black or youll never see justice done.

      • Sorry,. but I can’t understand you comment. Does We the People have something to do with Man dies after assault?

      • Why does it matter if the man was black or Hispanic? There is more public outcry when a black or a Hispanic person is shot and killed than any other race. It seems that if the media does not make a nation wide declaration of a crime against the black or Hispanic victim then another outcry happens. If the victim was of any other race, the media would just announce it as usual in the media. Here you have already made your decision that the man only deserves justice if he was black or Hispanic. Again, if he was white should we be quiet about it and assume he deserved being murdered?