Overview
- The department published officer bodycam footage Friday along with a witness video that police say shows an attempted sexual assault tied to the case.
- Officers first responded to the Sierra Madre Villa Metro station, where a man had been shot, then chased a suspect who opened fire during a foot pursuit.
- The exchange left Officer Bryan Vasquez shot in the right leg and the suspect, 32-year-old Malcolm Buchanan of Pasadena, dead at the scene.
- Police said Buchanan was on active parole for armed robbery and that the recovered handgun shown in a released photo was stolen, while his grandmother has described recent mental health struggles.
- Pasadena police say the case remains under review and asked anyone with information to call 626-744-4241 or contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.