Updated: 10:45 AM EST March 5, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. The Lancaster man who stabbed and killed another man who had unlawfully entered his home on Dec. 29 was justified under the Castle Doctrine, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said Friday.
As a result, no charges will be filed in the case, she concluded.
An investigation into the death of Carlos Lopez-Perez, 55, determined that he was unlawfully trying to enter a South Ann Street home on the night of Dec. 29, Adams said.
The man who stabbed him was inside the home with a woman who had recently been in a relationship with Lopez-Perez and was staying at the man s home after reporting an alleged case of domestic violence involving Lopez-Perez and her healthcare provider the day before, according to Adams.
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Updated: 11:55 AM EST December 28, 2020
LANCASTER, Pa. Fire officials have released the identity of the 33-year-old Lancaster man killed Saturday in a fire on the 500 block of Beaver Street.
Luis Diaz-Ortiz was killed in the fire, which fire officials say was determined to be accidental.
The Lancaster City Bureau of Fire determined the early morning blaze originated in the first-floor kitchen of the rowhome. Investigators found electric extension cords and a power strip present where the fire originated.
The estimated damage is $75,000, officials say.
The fire origin and cause were jointly investigated by the Lancaster City Fire Marshal Division, Lancaster City Bureau of Police, and Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshals.