Police Seek Leads in Unprovoked Shooting Death of Man in Car
Robert de la Riva never even exchanged words with his killer the night he was shot while riding in a car on a busy Pasadena roadway.
As detectives investigate the seemingly random June 22 shooting, the victim’s family is appealing for information to solve the murder of the 23-year-old Pasadena resident. De la Riva was shot by a passenger in another car at a traffic light on northbound Arroyo Parkway between California Boulevard and Cordova Street just after 3 a.m.
De la Riva and three friends were returning from a dance club and were joking and laughing among themselves at a traffic light, said Pasadena Police Det. Don Mowery. Suddenly, shots rang out and a bullet flew through De la Riva’s partially open window, striking him in the head and then lodging in his friend’s belt buckle.
Those with information can call Mowery at (626) 744-4511.
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