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A murder occurred in Arcadia, Southern California. A girl was shot dead when a 20-year-old man with whom she had just gone on a date broke into her home. The suspect then fled to Pasadena and attempted suicide. His condition is still critical and the matter is being continuously investigated by the police.
On the 22nd, a murder occurred in Arcadia, a Chinese-populated area in Southern California. A girl is shot dead by the same man with whom she had just gone on a date. Police said the man “forced his way into the house”, shot the girl, ran away and attempted to shoot himself in Pasadena.
according tolos angeles The Times, ABC7 TV and other media reported that around 11 a.m. Thursday,arcadia Police Department officers received a report and went to the 800 block of West Huntington Drive to deal with a suspectshooting events. The reporter said a man fired a gun inside the residence.
According to a statement released by Arcadia Police that afternoon, when officers arrived at the scene, they found a girl suffering from a gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The man fled the scene before officers arrived, the statement said. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified him as 20-year-old Paul Anthony Cruz Jr. Arcadia police have not released the name of the deceased.
Arcadia Police said the case is still under investigation and is currently being investigated by the county police Homicide Unit.
Authorities believe the man fled to Pasadena, where he attempted suicide about an hour later.
About 12:30 a.m. Thursday, the man was found in the city with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was immediately taken to a hospital in critical condition, said Pasadena city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian.
County police said the man shot himself when Pasadena police officers were about to approach him. His condition remained critical till around seven in the evening.
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A girl was shot to death after breaking into a home in Arcadia by a man she had just been dating, police said. When officers arrived, she was dead at the scene and the suspect fled the scene before the incident occurred.
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Authorities believe the suspect fled toward Pasadena, where he was found about an hour later with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As officers were about to approach, he shot himself and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, police said.
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Arcadia Police said the case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Police Department’s Homicide Division; As for the name of the girl who was shot, the police have not yet released it to the public, and the matter is still being clarified.
