Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

PASADENA – Stunning video was recently released in the investigation into a deadly police shooting of a carjacking suspect.

Adam Youines, a 35-year-old transient from the Montebello area was shot and killed by Pasadena Police as he inched the stolen minivan at officers.

Youines allegedly took a white 2002 Honda Odyssey minivan at gunpoint during a carjacking just before 11:30 p.m. at East Mountain Street and North El Molino Avenue. Two hours later, the minivan was caught on a red light camera speeding through North Garfield Avenue and Via Campo in Montebello, according to the Pasadena Police Department.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies found the vehicle a short time later and pursued the driver after he allegedly failed to stop. The reckless driver forced deputies to stop the pursuit at the 605 and I-10 freeways.

Monrovia officers attempted to stop the driver in their city after he was witnessed driving erratically and another pursuit began. The California Highway Patrol assisted with the chase once it entered the freeway.

Monrovia officers chased the suspect for 18 minutes in Pasadena, before Pasadena officers took over the chase. The suspect made attempts at stopping the minivan impossible with his high-speed reckless driving which took the pursuit into opposing lanes multiple times, according to the Pasadena Police Department.

The suspect slowly stopped at a strip mall in the 600 block of North Lake Avenue where officers negotiated with him for eight minutes. The suspect was seen on video supplied by the Pasadena Police Department pointing a handgun at his own head. He repeatedly wanted officers to kill him, even after dispatchers got his mother to speak with him.

Officers blocked all exits from the strip mall and ordered the suspect to surrender, but he inched the minivan at officers stationed at a parking lot exit and officers opened fire, killing Youines at the scene.

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.

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

PASADENA - A man likely suffering from unspecified mental health issues was detained after an hours-long barricade inside of a home Friday afternoon.

The suspect was sought after he allegedly became confrontational with a random pedestrian in the 1200 block of East Orange Grove Boulevard June 10 around 12:23 p.m. The victim told officers that the suspect was armed with what looked like a black semi-automatic handgun, according to Lt. Keith Gomez of the Pasadena Police Department.

“A victim reported a male walked up to him and made some threats and brandished a firearm at him,” Gomez told SGV CityWatch.

The suspect re-entered his home. Police arrived, contained the residence and began negotiating for the suspect to surrender. Nearby residences were evacuated as a precaution, Gomez told SGV CityWatch.

After more than two hours, the suspect willingly surrendered himself and he was taken into custody around 3 p.m. He is being treated for some medical issues related to what was described as being under the influence, Gomez told SGV CityWatch.

At the time this interview was conducted at 4:55 p.m., officers were still searching the suspect’s residence to locate the weapon. Officers are still not clear if the weapon was authentic or a replica, Gomez told SGV CityWatch.

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.