Newsom Adds $50K Reward For Murder Of 13-Year-Old Iran Moreno
PASADENA (CBSLA) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an additional $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for the Nov. 2021 murder of 13-year-old Iran Moreno.
The total reward amount is now $85,000 when accounting for the previous $35,000 from the City of Pasadena, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and an anonymous donor.
The shooting happened on Nov. 20, 2021, at about 6 p.m. in the area of the 900 block of N. Raymond Avenue. Moreno was playing video games in his bedroom when a stray bullet penetrated through his window and struck him. Officers attempted life-saving measures before he was transported to the hospital where he later died.
"There's so much going on in our neighborhoods," said mother Isabel Banuelos, who brought her two children to pay their respects at a vigil in November 2021. "I think all parents that are around here — we just wish things would stop."
Pasadena detectives hope the reward drums up new leads after hitting a dead-end.
Any information should be directed to the Pasadena Police at (626) 744-4241. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or on their website here.