On July 12, 2014, Maria Teresa Aguiar, 59, was shot and killed in the 1700 block of North Summit Avenue in Pasadena. She was trying to flee a home after her father, 91-year-old Luis Fernando Aguiar, was also shot and killed. A nearby officer saw Maria Aguiar on the sidewalk and attempted to help; the gunman fired at the officer, who took cover behind a patrol car and was not injured. Maria Aguiar was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:21 p.m.

Police identified 44-year-old neighborhood resident John Izeal Smith as the alleged gunman. He had barricaded himself in a home, called the police communications center and confessed to the killings, and during the incident a neighbor, 31-year-old Jose Hernandez Iribe, who ran toward the gunfire, was fatally wounded. Two other people suffered moderate injuries. After a 20-minute conversation with an emergency operator and a crisis negotiator, Smith surrendered to Pasadena SWAT officers. Authorities said a landlord-tenant dispute and long-term personal relationships between the suspect and the victims were being investigated as possible motives.

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