Pasadena City College Student Found Stabbed to Death
A 17-year-old Pasadena City College student was found stabbed to death in her father’s bedroom Friday, and police asked for the public’s help in finding her boyfriend.
Police went to a duplex in the 100 block of Harkness Avenue in Pasadena about 2 p.m. after getting a call and discovered the young woman’s body, Police Lt. Keith Jones said.
A caller told police “something was up and recommended we check it out,” Jones said.
Johnny Ortiz, 27, of Chino Hills, believed to be the girl’s boyfriend, was the last person known to be at the house, which the victim and her father shared, Jones said. Police are now seeking Ortiz.
Ortiz drives a 1994 black Mustang with the license plate 3NGA772, Jones said.
Anyone with more information about the killing is asked to call police at (626) 744-4501.
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