Man Wounded in Pasadena Shooting Dies

A 55-year-old man wounded in a shooting in Pasadena died Thursday.

Officers responded to the 900 block of North Hudson Avenue, two blocks north of Orange Grove Boulevard, Tuesday around 10:20 a.m. to a report regarding shots fired, according to Lt. Keith Gomez of the Pasadena Police Department.

Witnesses identified Christopher Thomas Harris as the suspect to the responding officers, and he was detained in a nearby driveway without incident.

While officers were detaining Harris, several other responding officers entered the residence associated with the driveway and discovered 55-year-old Charles Johnson suffering from a gunshot wound and unconscious and unresponsive, Gomez said.

Johnson was taken to a hospital by Pasadena Fire Department paramedics in grave condition. He died Thursday from his injuries, Gomez said.

Harris was arrested and booked at the Pasadena Police Department Jail on suspicion of attempted homicide.

Gomez said in a statement, “On March 21, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges, citing the suspect’s self-defense claim could not be disproven beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to call the Pasadena Police Department at 626-744-4241. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.