Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Mar Vista Homicide

The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of family.

Pasadena police are looking for leads in the shooting death of a man on Mar Vista Avenue.

At 8:42 p.m. on Thursday, police received several calls reporting shots fired in the 600 block of north Mar Vista. Officers arrived and found an unidentified man in his 30s shot dead.

The victim's name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family. 

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Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department at 626-744-4241. You may also leave an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or at http://lacrimestoppers.org. Type in the key word "Pasadena."


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