A man who was beaten to death in a Thornton parking lot on Christmas Day has been identified. Police said Manuel Jacquez-Machado was punched and kicked to death after backing into another person’s car in the parking lot of Thirsty’s Pub Sunday. The man’s attacker, who police described as a man with red or blonde hair longer than shoulder-length with a red or blonde beard, remains on the lam. He’s believed to have fled the scene in a red Jeep Grand Cherokee with a wrapped hood, a large roof rack, and likely front-end damage.
