Joseph Myles McMahon, a 24-year-old white man, was shot and killed Friday, July 24, in the 3700 block of Yorkshire Road in East Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the upscale residential area about 2:19 a.m. after receiving a call about gunfire. They found McMahon lying in the street in front of the driveway next to his home, with gunshot wounds to his torso, according to Lt. Holly Francisco.

McMahon was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics at 2:42 a.m., according to coroner’s records. 

McMahon, a former associate producer on the Discovery Channel reality program “Deadliest Catch,” lived at the residence with his parents, Francisco told The Times. Family members said he had gone outside just before the shooting occurred to investigate a noise. 

Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and hearing a car speed away. 

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Michelle Lu, a 55-year-old Asian woman, died Sunday, July 26, after she was struck several times with an ax in the 100 block of South Rosemead Boulevard in an unincorporated area of east Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Lu's husband, James Che Ming Lu, an 85-year old Asian, called police about 1:30 a.m. and confessed to killing his wife, according to authorities.

Lt. Dan Rosenberg of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said investigators found a hatchet at the scene.

Rosenberg said investigators believe Lu used the hatchet to kill his wife; he was arrested on suspicion of murder. Rosenberg described the incident as a "very, very tragic situation."

James Lu was booked at the Sheriff's Department Temple station, where he is being held without bail, according to sheriff's jail records.

KTLA reported that investigators said the couple had been arguing before the attack. An adult son …

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Guiselle Cristina Rojas, a 39-year-old white female, died Thursday, June 13, after sustaining blunt force trauma in East Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.