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Teenage Girl Killed in Arcadia Shooting Linked to Pasadena Incident

Published 23 October 2026

A teenage girl was shot and killed inside a home in Arcadia on Thursday, and authorities linked the suspected shooter to a man later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Pasadena. Reports differed on whether the man survived. Arcadia police said officers responded at about 11 a.m. to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 800 block of West Huntington Drive. They found the girl with a gunshot wound, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not been publicly released. Authorities said the man believed to have fired the gun had left the Arcadia home before officers arrived. They connected the incident to a man found in Pasadena with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A city spokesperson said he was hospitalized in critical condition; another report said he died. The accounts do not establish his final condition. One report identified the man as Paul Anthony Cruz Jr. and described him as 20. It also said he and the girl were dating and that he allegedly forced his way into the residence before opening fire. Those details were not included in all accounts, and authorities had not publicly explained what led to the shooting. The Los Angeles County...

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