LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Residents of a Los Angeles apartment building are scared and frustrated after a gruesome killing in their building remains unsolved, and they say management at the sprawling complex has, so far, done nothing to improve building security.  

The victim, now identified as 53-year-old Menashe “Manny” Hidra, lived on the top floor of the five-story Ashton Sherman Village Apartments.  

The 53-year-old’s body was found inside his apartment on April 26, but only after a concerned friend, who said Manny had been home sick with COVID, called police for a welfare check.  

Three days before the unsettling and tragic discovery, Matthew Maxfield, who lives in the apartment beneath the scene, told Nexstar’s KTLA that around 3 a.m. on April 23, he heard screams and someone yelling for help.  

“I just woke up to some loud noises, something crashing,” he said. “There was screaming, and I called our security and, also, right after that, I called police.”  

Home security footage obtained by KTLA captured a man who police believe is a possible suspect attempting to get into apartments on another floor just before 3 a.m. 

In the footage, the man, described as a Hispanic male between 30 and 40 years of age, is seen going door to door, attempting to force his way into several units.  

Residents, many of whom did not want to go on camera out of safety concerns, said it appears that whoever committed the killing entered an empty fifth-floor apartment and then climbed from that balcony to the victim’s balcony.  

Photos of the building’s bloodstained exterior between the two balconies bolster those claims, as well as a photo of a bloodstained door handle leading to an exit stairwell where the killer may have fled after the killing.  

“I walk past those bloodstains every day now,” a fifth-floor resident who did not want to be identified told KTLA. “They’re still there.”  

So far, management has done little to quell residents’ fears other than acknowledging the incident in an email reading in part: 

“We understand that incidents like these can be concerning, and we want to assure you that our team is fully cooperating. You may continue to see a police presence on-site in the coming days.” 

Frustrating residents even further, management has reportedly been taking down photos of the suspect put up by tenants. KTLA has reached out to building management and has yet to hear back.

Residents also said they have repeatedly complained to management that transients have been living on the roof of the building for months, along with complaints about broken security fobs and easily accessible exterior entrances.  

“What are they going to do to keep us safe? What security measures are they taking?” one resident said to KTLA.  

In a news release, detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department said the approximately 30-40-year-old Hispanic male suspect stands between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs around 180-200 pounds and was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket with a baseball cap, a white shirt and blue jeans.