Martrell Eric Robinson, 22, of Rialto, California, was shot and killed in Pasadena on October 30, 2022. Officers responding to reports of a deceased person found Robinson lying unresponsive in the 100 block of Painter Street shortly after 1:30 a.m.; he had suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pasadena Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit opened an investigation and identified multiple suspects, and investigators said the killing was connected to a local criminal street gang.

On January 9, 2023, Pasadena police and the U.S. Marshals’ Pacific Southwest Fugitive Apprehension Taskforce executed a Pomona search warrant and arrested two people, David Lamont Hunt-Cooks, 28, and Brittney Chenise Ruth, 32. Both were charged with one felony count of homicide; the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed charges on January 11, 2023, and bail was set at $3 million for Hunt-Cooks and $2 million for Ruth. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for May 17, 2023, at the Pasadena Courthouse. The motive has not been publicly disclosed.

If anyone saw activity in the Painter Street area that night or has information about Robinson or the suspects, please share what is known.