Shootings Paint a Violent Picture in Pasadena Police Crime Report

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

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PASADENA – The Pasadena Police Department published a community brief outlining notable calls for service during August.
 
Only 25 calls for service were outlined in the community brief, but among those 25, police responded to eight calls for service of gunfire. The full community brief can be read here.
 
SHOOTINGS
August 7, 1:33 a.m.: Police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex in the 600 block of North Mar Vista Avenue. No victims were found, but evidence of gunfire was located.
 
August 14, 1:15 a.m.: Officers responded to a gunfire call near Del Mar Boulevard and Oak Knoll Avenue. A caller told officers gunfire erupted after a group of people began arguing. Police detained the group. Evidence of a shooting was found in the middle of the street, as well as a firearm discarded under the vehicle. Officers arrested the suspect(s) accused in the shooting. No victims were found.
 
August 17, 2:28 a.m.: Police responded to a shooting victim near Colorado Boulevard and Hill Avenue. A victim with a gunshot wound was located. Officers were told the shooting occurred near Harkness Avenue and Walnut Street. Evidence of a shooting was found. The victim told officers at least one suspect in a vehicle fired upon him, striking him in a leg. The driver of the vehicle initially pulled up to the victim and multiple occupants exited. The victim continued past the vehicle, which then passed him moments later. Gunfire was heard and the victim felt pain in his leg. The suspects fled.
 
August 28, 6:51 p.m.: Police responded to near Belmont Avenue and Wyoming Street to investigate a gunfire call and vehicles fleeing the area. No victims, or suspects were found, but evidence of a shooting was located.
 
August 29, 6:52 a.m.: A man was seen shooting at a passing vehicle in the 1800 block of Navarro Avenue. Officers arrived and found evidence of a shooting. Both the suspect and intended victim were gone when officer arrived.
 
August 29, 9:16 a.m.: Multiple rounds of gunfire were heard in the 1600 block of Navarro Avenue. Officers found evidence of gunfire and also found a wounded victim. The victim, who was uncooperative with police, was hospitalized with injuries considered not life-threatening.
 
August 29: While investigating the shooting in the 1800 block of Navarro Avenue, officers heard gunfire in the area. Two female drivers were contacted by officers and said they were fired upon, but not wounded. Their vehicles were struck multiple times by gunfire. An incorrect time was published by Pasadena Police.
 
August 31, 10:23 a.m.: Multiple gunshots were reported in the 1300 block of Navarro Avenue. Officers found evidence of a shooting, but no victims or suspects. Staff at a nearby hospital called Pasadena Police to report a gunshot victim in his 40s showed up with a wound considered not life-threatening. The victim was uncooperative with police.