On March 22, 2023, at about 2:34 a.m., deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported burglary in the 700 block of West Owen Court in Altadena and found 27-year-old Daniel Danny Anthony Ursitti with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The two-story house is on a hilltop in the gated La Viña community; the property had previously been owned jointly by Ursitti’s parents before their divorce.

At the scene deputies located two men and a woman who were unharmed. No further information about those individuals or their connection to Ursitti has been released, and no arrests have been announced. Ursitti was born June 26, 1995, in Santa Monica and grew up in the area; he graduated with honors from St. Francis High School in La Cañada, was an Eagle Scout, and enjoyed music and drawing.

The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.