Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – A child is without parents now after a man killed his estranged wife, then himself Saturday night, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
The shooting occurred in the 800 block of Merrett Drive. The bodies were located around 10:40 p.m. August 27 and identified as Armando Garcia, 37, and Sylvia Garcia, 29. Investigators allege Armando, an Altadena resident, arrived to his estranged wife’s residence, shot her and then turned the gun on himself. The child was unharmed. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA – Detectives released a single image of what they described as the getaway vehicle used in a murder from three months ago.
A white four-door SUV was caught on surveillance video fleeing south on Fair Oaks Avenue around the time a man was fatally shot May 2 around 8:42 p.m. Eric Lynn Thomas, 28, was found shot to death at an apartment complex, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Pasadena officers were called to the common area of an apartment complex in the 1700 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue to the shooting. Officers also received notifications from the City’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection system, according to the Pasadena Police Department. Anyone with information on this deadly shooting is urged to call the Pasadena Police Department at 626-744-4241. Provide information anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or lacrimestoppers.org. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor PASADENA - A Montebello resident was identified as the driver of a van who led multiple agencies on a pursuit that ended with his death July 30.
Adam Youines, 35, was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Youines inched the vehicle he drove towards Pasadena officers after he stopped in a strip mall parking lot in the 600 block of North Lake Avenue. Officers were compelled to fire their weapons repeatedly at him. He died at the scene. Towards the end of the pursuit, Youines could be seen in a video holding a gun to his own head. He reportedly made demands to speak to his mother. Youines was described as an armed carjacking suspect who initially led Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit in South El Monte. The pursuit reportedly lasted only minutes before it was cancelled after a deputy crashed into another vehicle before 2 a.m. Youines continued to evade authorities along surface streets and freeways in the Monrovia, Acadia and Pasadena areas. The California Highway Patrol ended their portion of the pursuit when Youines kept to surface streets. Pasadena Police began pursuing the suspect at 2:25 a.m. Monrovia Police trailed Pasadena officers who continued to pursue Youines until he stopped in the strip mall parking lot. “Detectives from the Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit responded to the crime scene to commence an immediate follow-up investigation,” according to the Pasadena Police Department in a written statement. The crash involving the deputy occurred at Rosemead Boulevard and Glendon Way in Rosemead. The deputy, who was en route to the chase on the 605 freeway, was briefly hospitalized. The other driver was reportedly uninjured. |
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