Girl killed at Arcadia home; suspected shooter attempts suicide, police say
Los Angeles Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A teenage girl was fatally shot by her boyfriend, 20-year-old Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., who forced his way into a residence in Arcadia, officials reported.
- Cruz fled the scene and later attempted to take his own life in a daylight shooting on a Pasadena sidewalk, where multiple witnesses were present.
- The Arcadia police found the victim deceased at the scene and identified Cruz as the suspect, noting he had forced entry into the home.
- Cruz was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound by Pasadena police and was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
- The incident remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Division.
