ARCADIA, Calif. (KABC) — A teenage girl was killed Thursday morning after authorities said a 20-year-old man she was dating “forced his way into” an Arcadia residence and shot her.
The suspect, identified as Paul Anthony Cruz Jr., then fled to Pasadena where he shot himself as officers “prepared to contact him,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.
The teenage victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been revealed.
Around 11 a.m., Arcadia Police responded to the 800 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a disturbance. A caller reported that a man inside a residence had fired a gun, according to the Arcadia Police Department.
“When officers arrived, the man had fled the scene and officers discovered a young female suffering from a gunshot wound,” Arcadia police said in a news release.
Video from the scene shows part of a balcony glass door broken as an investigation takes place at an apartment complex.
Arcadia and Pasadena police were also investigating the second shooting at South Arroyo Parkway and East Glenarm Street, where a crime scene tape blocked off a parking lot near a Petco and other businesses.
Pasadena city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after being transported, but Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said the man remained in critical condition. Eyewitness News was working to get an update on the suspect’s condition.
Employees at an auto repair shop across the street told Eyewitness News they heard a gunshot, then ran outside to see police approaching a person to handcuff them.
“We look out the window, there’s this guy, he’s laying face down. A few seconds later, police come and close the area off,” said Michael Amini, manager of Alliance Auto Body Works.
The first shooting happened just after 11 a.m. Authorities said the second shooting involving Cruz happened about an hour later.
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