Crime & Safety
Unsolved Pasadena Killing Prompts $25K Reward
Police are still searching for the person or people responsible for the shooting death of a 27-year-old Pasadena man in 2020.
![Ernesto Jimenez, 27, of Pasadena was shot multiple times at around 8 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2020, on the 200 block of Parke Street, as he was walking to Villa Parke near his home.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/26494162/20231207/050745/styles/patch_image/public/flashinglights___07170635304.jpg)
PASADENA, CA — Authorities are offering a $25,000 award for information that helps solve the killing of a man gunned down in 2020 in Pasadena.
Ernesto Jimenez, 27, of Pasadena was shot multiple times at around 8 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2020, on the 200 block of Parke Street, as he was walking to Villa Parke near his home. He died at the scene, according to the Pasadena Police Department.
The reward is being offered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Authorities were previously offering a smaller reward, which was increased to $25,000 last year. The reward was extended again this week as the case remains unsolved.
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"More than three years have passed since Ernesto's life violently ended while he was simply just strolling to his neighborhood park," Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said in a statement. "Ernesto's family is heartbroken. They and the Pasadena community at large deserve answers, justice and closure."
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Detective Jordan Ling at 626-744-4081. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or by calling 800-222-TIPS.
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