Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., 20, Kills Teen Girl in Arcadia, Then Shoots Himself in Pasadena
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Oct 23
Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., 20, Kills Teen Girl in Arcadia, Then Shoots Himself in Pasadena
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Oct 23
Summary
11 a.m. Thursday, Arcadia police found a teenage girl dead of a gunshot wound at a home on West Huntington Drive after a man forced his way inside.
20-year-old Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., who authorities said was dating the victim, fled before officers arrived and drove to Pasadena, where he shot himself about an hour later as police prepared to contact him.
12:30 p.m. in Pasadena, officers found Cruz with a self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and remained there as of about 7 p.m.
Witness Michael Amini said Cruz parked in a Petco lot, walked to a busy sidewalk on South Arroyo Parkway and fired, with police arriving within seconds.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives are leading the investigation, while Arcadia police have not released the victim's name.