On December 20, 2024, 62-year-old Wendell Harmon and his 58-year-old wife Beverly Harmon were found fatally shot in their Altadena home on the 700 block of West Sacramento Street, near Casitas Avenue. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from the Altadena station responded to a welfare check at about 8:04 p.m. and pronounced both deceased at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victims and ruled the cause of death homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Wendell worked for Pasadena’s Parks and Recreation Department and Beverly had a long career in finance before starting a home health aide business. Family described them as the ultimate power couple who had been married for over 30 years; relatives held a candlelight vigil at the home after the killings. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating; anyone with information is asked to call 323-890-5500 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.

Did anyone in the Altadena area know the Harmons or see anything unusual around the home on the evening of December 20?