CountyofLosAngeles,DepartmentofCoronerInvestigator'sNarrative
CaseNumber:2012-02050Decedent:MCDADE,KENDRECLAVELLE
InformationSources:
t-DetVanHecke,PasadenaPO2-HuntingtonMemorialHospitalmedicalrecord#001266261
Investigation:
At1600hrson
03/27/12,
IselectedthereportedHOMICIDE(OfficerInvolvedShooting)deathofKendricMcDade.Mr.McDade'sdeathwaspronouncedat0028hrson
03/25/12
atHuntingtonMemorialHospitalandDetVanHeeke(PasadenaPO)reportedthisdeathtoRichardHeathattheFSCat
Oa
13hrson03/25/12.ForensicAttendantAishaScotttransportedMr.McDadetotheFSCat1315hrson
03/25/12.
Location:
Injury:Residentialstreet-751Sunset,Pasadena91103Death:HuntingtonMemorialHospital-100W.CaliforniaSt,Pasadena91109
InformantIWitnessStatements:
ThefollowingPasadenaPOinvestigationinformationispreliminaryandsubjectto
change:AccordingtoDetVanHecke,shortlybefore2300hrson
03/24/12,
PasadenaPOreceiveda911callfromacitizenreportingthathehadjustbeenrobbedbytwomaleswithguns.Themaleshadthenfledonfoot,splittingupintwoseparatedirections,andofficersinapatrolunitintheareasubsequentlyspottedthedecedent.Uponseeingtheofficers,thedecedentthenfled.Theofficerschasedthedecedentintheunitandthen,thepassengerofficerexitedtheunitonfootandgavechase.Thedrivingofficercontinuedinthepatrolunitandstoppedat751SunsetAveinaneffortto"boxin"thedecedentandstopthechase.Whilepositionedthere,thedecedentrantowardsthedriver-sideoftheunitandtheofficer,stillintheunit,sawthatthedecedent'shandwasonhiswaistband.Asthedecedentapproachedwithinafootoftheofficer'sdoor,theofficerfiredhisserviceweaponfourtimesatthedecedentthroughtheopendriversidewindow,strikinghim.Asthiswasoccurring,theofficer'spartnerhadcaughtuptothelocationandsawmuzzleflashesandheardgunfireoccurringatthedriversideofthevehicle.Believingthathispartnerwasengagedinagunbattlewiththedecedent,theofficerthenfiredfourroundsfromhisservicerevolver,alsostrikingthedecedent.Thedecedentwasthenhandcuffedonthegroundandparamedicsrespondedtothescene.DetVanHeckeadvisedthattheserviceweaponsfiredatthescenewerea.45cal1911anda.40calGlock.Eightcasingswererecoveredatthescene.Headvisedthatnootheruseofforcewasreportedbyeitheroftheinvolvedofficers.Accordingtotheparamedicrunsheetincludedinthemedicalrecord,at2309hrson
03/24/12,
PasadenaFDRA#36respondedtoN.OrangeGroveandSunsetinregardstoamedicalaidcall.Upontheirarrival,theyfoundthedecedentlyingproneontheasphaltinthemiddleofthestreetwithhishandscuffedbehindhisback.Theynoted(8)visiblegunshotwoundstohisbody.Theynotedthedecedenttobecombativeandrestrainedhim.Hewasawakeandalertandhadvitalsigns.TheytransportedhimtotheERwhereERpersonnelnoted(11)gunshotwoundstohisbody(tentothefrontandonetotherear).Hewasawakeandspeaking,butaltered.Hethenbegantolosehispulseandbecametachycardic.AFASTwasperformedandwaspositiveintherightandleftquadrants.Bloodtransfusionswereadministered.