UPDATE: Man Shot to Death After Confronting Burglars at Pot Collective

A man in his mid-20s died Wednesday after being shot during a confrontation with several other men who apparently were burglarizing a marijuana collective in Sun Valley.

The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 8200 block of Lankershim Boulevard, police said.

The victim, who was shot in the chest, was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where he died after undergoing surgery, according to police.

Authorities withheld his name, but a woman who said she was the victim's cousin identified him as 24-year-old Noel Ancheta.

"He was a really nice guy," the woman said at the scene. "He was always there for us."

CBS2 reported that Ancheta lived in Sylmar and had a 6-year-old daughter.

LAPD Lt. Andrew Neiman said the shooting occurred at a marijuana collective in a commercial building.

The victim and another man who were apparently connected with the marijuana collective went there armed with baseball bats in response to a burglar alarm call, Neiman said.

Once there, they found five or six males apparently in the process of burglarizing the facility, Neiman said.

During the confrontation, one of the victims was shot, Neiman said. He could not confirm a broadcast report that police were investigating whether a person treated for unspecified injuries at an area hospital was connected with the case.

Anyone with more information was urged to call (877) LAPD-247.

-- City News Service