1 Killed In Pasadena Shooting

PASADENA, CA — Police Monday were investigating a man's shooting death in Pasadena.

Officers were called about 10:49 a.m. Friday to the 100 block of Painter Street where they found 24-year-old Anthony Michael Tafoya Ruiz of Los Angeles suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Pasadena Police Department Lt. Jesse Carrillo.

Paramedics took Ruiz to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 10:35 a.m. Sunday, Carrillo said.

"The motive for the shooting remains under investigation," Carrillo said. "Preliminary investigation revealed the shooting was not random in nature."

Additional details were not immediately available.

Anyone with information was urged to call Pasadena police at 626-744- 4241. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or at lacrimestoppers.org.

City News Service