Louis Thomas Pass, 50, of La Crescenta-Montrose, California, was fatally shot on February 8, 2000. Coroner’s records state he was shot multiple times; the violence of the attack led investigators to treat the death as a deliberate act rather than an accident.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened an extensive investigation. Early reports say there were few immediate eyewitnesses and limited concrete evidence, but detectives pursued multiple leads, interviewed numerous people, and used forensic techniques. Arrests were later made and suspects were questioned, and the matter moved through court hearings where evidence and testimony were presented.

Pass’s death raised local concerns about gun violence and community safety. If anyone knew Louis Pass, his routines, or saw anything in La Crescenta-Montrose around February 8, 2000, please come forward with information.