A man’s death over the weekend in Pasadena “was the result of suicide,” police said Monday.
About 6:30 a.m. Sunday, officers “were flagged down by a pedestrian in the 200 block of East Holly Street regarding a male down,” according to a statement from the Pasadena Police Department.
“Almost simultaneously, PPD dispatch received a call about a male down at the same location, suffering from a medical emergency,” the police statement said. “Officers located a male adult to the front of a multi-unit residential building with traumatic injuries. The male was unconscious and unresponsive. Paramedics from the Pasadena Fire Department responded.”
Paramedics pronounced the 46-year-old Pasadena man dead at the scene, police said.
“Detectives from the Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit responded to the crime scene to commence immediate follow-up investigation,” the police statement said. “RHU (detectives) served a search warrant at the location and located evidence. The investigation revealed the death was the result of suicide.”
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Pasadena police at 626-744-4241 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. Tipsters may also use the website lacrimestoppers.org.