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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.

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(credit: Pasadena Police Department) Pasadena Police Department

"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. 

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