Mandelon
11-29-2004, 08:43 PM
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Motorcyclist's death baffles police
By Marshall Allen , Staff Writer
PASADENA -- Pasadena detectives said Monday they are searching for a motive and a suspect in the shooting death of a motorcyclist over the weekend.
Marc Gerard Falcinella, 39, of Pasadena, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the back when he was riding his motorcycle about 2:40 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue, said Sgt. Tom Delgado of the Pasadena Police Department.
"The investigation is leading toward the fact that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and became a victim,' Delgado said.
Witnesses told police they heard people on the street talking before the shooting, which is not unusual on a weekend in the residential area, Delgado said. Soon afterward, they heard four to seven shots being fired. After the shots, witnesses said they heard a vehicle and a motorcycle speed away, Delgado said.
Falcinella apparently continued riding after he was shot, but fell a short distance from the scene. He was taken to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Delgado said. It was the eighth homicide in Pasadena this year.
Delgado said it's unknown why Falcinella was in the area. He was last seen by his mother about 10 p.m. Friday, Delgado said.
"We have no idea if he had business in the area, if he didn't have business in the area, if he was lost, if they stopped him and tried to rob him; we don't know anything,' Delgado said.
I grew up with this guy. He was my best friend from 6 years of age until I moved to San Diego in 1985. He had a drug problem. That's probably why he was up there. He'd spent time in prison for cocaine possession and sales.
What is even more tragic is that he is the third and last son to be killed from the Falcinella family. The first, Paul, was killed by the Sheriffs up in the high desert, on a motorcycle, on a drug issue. The second brother Perry, was killed by some druggies in the forest near Arcata, in Northern CA, while on a magic mushroom gathering trip. The parents were nice, but something sure cursed that family. Marc would've had it so easy too. Just take care of his mom and the house.....his dad died last year, he was a well off commercial real estate broker.....
Huntington Hospital is the same place my father was pronounced dead. :frown:
Two other kids my neighborhood also suffered drug related deaths. One OD'd mainlining coke and heroin, a speedball? I think its called, and the other crashed his car......
Motorcyclist's death baffles police
By Marshall Allen , Staff Writer
PASADENA -- Pasadena detectives said Monday they are searching for a motive and a suspect in the shooting death of a motorcyclist over the weekend.
Marc Gerard Falcinella, 39, of Pasadena, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the back when he was riding his motorcycle about 2:40 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue, said Sgt. Tom Delgado of the Pasadena Police Department.
"The investigation is leading toward the fact that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and became a victim,' Delgado said.
Witnesses told police they heard people on the street talking before the shooting, which is not unusual on a weekend in the residential area, Delgado said. Soon afterward, they heard four to seven shots being fired. After the shots, witnesses said they heard a vehicle and a motorcycle speed away, Delgado said.
Falcinella apparently continued riding after he was shot, but fell a short distance from the scene. He was taken to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Delgado said. It was the eighth homicide in Pasadena this year.
Delgado said it's unknown why Falcinella was in the area. He was last seen by his mother about 10 p.m. Friday, Delgado said.
"We have no idea if he had business in the area, if he didn't have business in the area, if he was lost, if they stopped him and tried to rob him; we don't know anything,' Delgado said.
I grew up with this guy. He was my best friend from 6 years of age until I moved to San Diego in 1985. He had a drug problem. That's probably why he was up there. He'd spent time in prison for cocaine possession and sales.
What is even more tragic is that he is the third and last son to be killed from the Falcinella family. The first, Paul, was killed by the Sheriffs up in the high desert, on a motorcycle, on a drug issue. The second brother Perry, was killed by some druggies in the forest near Arcata, in Northern CA, while on a magic mushroom gathering trip. The parents were nice, but something sure cursed that family. Marc would've had it so easy too. Just take care of his mom and the house.....his dad died last year, he was a well off commercial real estate broker.....
Huntington Hospital is the same place my father was pronounced dead. :frown:
Two other kids my neighborhood also suffered drug related deaths. One OD'd mainlining coke and heroin, a speedball? I think its called, and the other crashed his car......