Police are searching for a suspect or suspects in the shooting of a teenager as the victim was walking home past midnight Monday in Northwest Pasadena.
Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said the victim, a 17-year-old, was walking in the 1500 block of Mentone Avenue when he was shot and sustained a non-life threatening wound.
The incident happened at about 12:58 a.m. Tuesday police said.
“The victim said he was walking not too far from his residence when a vehicle pulled up and an unknown suspect shot him,” Goodman said. “He was transported to a local hospital and was in stable condition.”
Goodman said officers are still investigating and have not identified any suspect as of the moment.
Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is advised to call the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4501.