Suspect Points Handgun at Commuters in Pasadena Road Rage Incident

Police are searching for a suspect involved in an early Thursday morning road rage incident in which a handgun was brandished at two commuters, according to Lieutenant Matt Campeau of the Pasadena Police Department.

Officers responded at 5:14 a.m. on April 17 to the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Rosemead Boulevard after reports of a traffic dispute escalating into a threat with a firearm.

Upon arrival, police interviewed two victims, a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both from Temple City.

The victims reported that the altercation began after another driver cut off their vehicle.

Following a verbal exchange, the suspect pursued them into a nearby parking lot, continued shouting, and pointed a black handgun at them before driving away, Campeau said.

The suspect, described as an Black man aged 20 to 25, was last seen heading west on Foothill Boulevard in a white sedan. No injuries or shots fired were reported during the incident.

An independent witness corroborated the victims’ account, seeing the suspect point a firearm at their vehicle.

While officers searched the area for video surveillance footage, they were unable to locate any that captured the altercation. The suspect vehicle remains unidentified.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Pasadena Police at (626) 744-4241 or report information anonymously by contacting “Crime Stoppers” at (800) 222-TIPS (8477) via your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile App on Google Play or the Apple App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org