On August 21, 2023 at about 10:02 a.m., Pasadena officers found 34-year-old Jamila Elysse Moss unresponsive on the grounds of an apartment complex in the 200 block of South Raymond Avenue near Del Mar Boulevard. She was pronounced dead at the scene; the Los Angeles County Coroner determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and classified it as a homicide.

Investigators tied an apartment unit at the complex to Moss and reported the suspect had barricaded himself inside. After hours of containment and negotiations involving Pasadena Police, Glendale Police SWAT and crisis negotiators, 32-year-old Los Angeles resident and parolee Guary Lonnie Shuford III surrendered and was arrested. He was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, pleaded not guilty in September 2023, and remained in custody with bail set at $3.075 million; a preliminary hearing was scheduled for January 22, 2024. The incident was described as related to domestic violence and triggered evacuations and temporary Metro service disruptions; a GoFundMe was set up to support Moss’s family.

If anyone knew Jamila or has information about the events at that apartment complex, please share what you know.