Overview
- Video released by Pasadena police on June 11, 2026 shows a standing officer quick‑drawing and reholstering his handgun before a round from a nearby patrol car smashes the windshield and strikes that officer in the left shoulder.
- Chief Gene Harris called the Sept. 7, 2025 incident unsafe, out‑of‑policy horseplay and said the wounded officer sustained serious injuries and has since recovered.
- The department says an internal administrative investigation is complete and unspecified disciplinary measures were taken against involved officers.
- The dashcam, filmed from the cruiser that fired, does not show the driver pulling the trigger and the shooting is now under criminal review by the Los Angeles County district attorney.
- Reporters and officials say the nearly 10‑month delay in releasing the footage was permitted under a state investigatory exception and has intensified public scrutiny of firearms safety and police culture.