Crime & Safety

Man Killed in Pasadena Shooting ID'd as James Rucker

Rucker died in a shooting near the intersection of Palm Terrace and Claremont Street on Tuesday.

A man who was fatally shot in Pasadena was identified Friday.

The shooting near the intersection of Palm Terrace and Claremont Street was reported at 9:44 p.m. Tuesday, Pasadena police Lt. John Luna said.

James Rucker, 29, of Pasadena died at a hospital, coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.

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A motive for the shooting was unknown. Police were working to determine if the homicide was related to a shooting Monday night in the 1400 block of El Molino Avenue in which a man in his 20s was shot but survived.

Anyone with information on either crime was asked to call Pasadena police at (626) 744-4241.

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