Los Angeles authorities say Handy was killed by the son of his girlfriend

Actor James Handy’s cause of death has been revealed by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Handy died as the result of a stab wound to the torso and neck compression, according to medical examiner records reviewed by PEOPLE. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office previously said Michael Gledhill, 44, fatally stabbed Handy, 81, outside a residence in Tarzana on June 3.

Gledhill is the son of Handy’s girlfriend, Wendy Gledhill. The three lived together at the home.

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PEOPLE previously reported that police said they responded to the home after a person called 911, saying “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.”

When officers arrived, police said Gledhill flagged them down and allegedly said he was the one they were looking for.

Handy was found in the front yard suffering from a stab wound. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Gledhill was arrested and subsequently charged with murder, the District Attorney’s Office said.

“This is not how anyone’s life should end, stabbed in the chest and left dying in the front yard of a home,” District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement. “The victim, James Handy, deserved to live out his later years enjoying what he had worked so hard for and enjoying it with those he loved and cared about.”

Handy had a decades-long acting career in movies and television, with appearances in Top Gun: Maverick, K-9 and NYPD Blue, among other credits.

SOURCE: https://people.com/james-handy-cause-of-death-revealed-11996689