PASADENA (CNS) – Pasadena police Tuesday were continuing their investigation of the fatal shooting of an allegedly armed suspect in a shootout that also left an officer wounded.
Police received a 911 call at 7:30 p.m. Monday regarding a shooting near the Metro A Line Sierra Madre Villa station, Pasadena Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian told City News Service.
Arriving officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and learned the suspect ran from the scene. After a foot pursuit, the officers caught up to the suspect at Electronic Drive and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue, where the suspect was shot and killed by an officer and an officer was wounded, Derderian said.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Tuesday identified the man as 32-year-old Malcom Buchanan after family members initially released his name on Monday.
A woman who identified herself as Buchanan’s grandmother said he might have gone off his mental health medication, according to ABC7.
Derderian said the officer — whom she identified as Bryan Vasquez, a five-year veteran of the department — was listed in stable but guarded condition after undergoing surgery.
A woman who heard the shooting told reporters she had recently moved to the neighborhood.
“We never expected this to happen here,” she said.
Derderian said the department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
“Our officer is out of critical surgery and is stable at this time,” Pasadena Police Department Chief Gene Harris said. “We are incredibly grateful to the medical team for their swift and skilled care. Our Pasadena Police Department family, along with our extended public safety community, is standing beside his loved ones, supporting them in every way possible.
“We know this will be a long road to recovery, but we will remain by his side throughout his healing journey for our officer — a dedicated public servant who put his life on the line to protect the community he serves.”
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