(L.A.) Mayo Cruz, 41, Died While Stealing Copper Wire
Case Number: 2026-00157
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 41-year-old Latino male who passed away at an underground location outdoors.
The coroner’s office identified the man as Mayo Cruz. Born in L.A. County.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Electrocution
RIP MAYO CRUZ (June 13, 1984 – January 4, 2026)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday.
The decedent was apparently electrocuted while trying to steal copper wiring at a construction site in Pomona. The structure was a strip mall that was being demolished.
In January 2019, a similar death happened in Koreatown when 30-year-old Camilo Aguilar tried the same thing. At the time, Aguilar’s cause of death was given as electrocution and thermal burns.
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Police say that a man who was found dead at a construction site in Pomona over the weekend was killed while trying to steal copper wire.