Sheriff's deputies are looking into the possibility that an Altadena shooting on June 15 may be connected with another shooting in the same neighborhood the night before.
According to Altadena Station Lt. Joe Dempsey, a mid-1990's vehicle with rear tinted windows containing four African American men pulled up to a Pasadena man at Figueroa Street and Navarro Avenue at about 9:21 PM on June 15. The passengers yelled to the victim, asking where he was from. According to the police report, the victim replied "nowhere" and a passenger pulled out a handgun and opened fire. The victim was struck in the foot and transported by a private party to Huntington Memorial Hospital.
Dempsey said that the sheriffs were first notified of the shooting by the hospital.
The sheriffs are looking into the shooting as a possible retalitation for a shooting in the same neighborhood the previous night. On June 14, two Altadena men, ages 18 and 19, were shot at about 8:13 PM on the 500 block of Figueroa. Both men were taken to the hospital, and deputies said at the time that the victims were uncooperative and they suspected gang involvement.
Dempsey said that they were looking into the June 15 shooting as possibly related, possibly gang retaliation, but "we're not 100% sure."
