Crime & Safety
UPDATE: SUV in Fatal Crash Possibly Connected to Earlier Murder
Two people were wounded in the 11 a.m. Christmas shooting, authorities said, then later a vehicle thought to be associated with that shooting smashed through an intersection and caused a fatal crash that claimed two more lives.
Updated 10:47 p.m.:
A chase and fatal crash involving an SUV stopped by police in Pasadena may be connected to an earlier shooting that claimed the life of one man and critically wounded another, authorities said.
The SUV driver was heading away from a six-square-block area in Northwest Pasadena where police were searching for answers in the fatal 11 a.m. shooting, when police tried to stop it for a violation, authorities said.
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The SUV sped off, blowing through an intersection and smashing into a van, killing two people inside, police said.
The vehicle involved in the Tuesday evening crash "may have matched one of the vehicles they were looking at in connection with the shootings,'' Pasadena
police Lt. Pete Hettema told City News Service.
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Updated 7:29 p.m.:
One of two men shot in Pasadena Christmas Day died and the other one was listed in critical condition.
Eight hours after the 11 a.m. shooting, police asked the public to stay away from the area bounded by Lincoln Avenue on the west, Woodbury Road on the north, Fair Oaks Avenue on the east and Washington Boulevard on the south.
Paramedics rushed two shooting victims to an area hospital where one was
pronounced dead and the other was listed in critical condition, police said.
As of 6:30 p.m., detectives were still at the scene of the shooting, police Sgt. Ed Calatayud said.
A bullet-riddled red sedan had been towed away, and a large area had been cordoned off as police questioned people in the neighborhood.
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Two people were hurt in a Christmas Day sbooting in Pasadena, authorities said.
The attack was reported about 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 1900 block of Newport Avenue.
"The only information we have on the suspects at this time is that they are two males and they left the area on foot," reported Pasadena police Sgt John Luna.
The men were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Condition reports were not immediately available.
Paramedics rushed two shooting victims to an area hospital where one was
pronounced dead and the other was listed in critical condition, Calatayud said.
As of 6:30 p.m., police sergeant said detectives were still at the scene
of the shooting. A bullet-riddled red sedan had been towed away, and a large
perimeter had been cordoned off as police questioned people in the
neighborhood.
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