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Sergio Mendez, 34

Died July 27, 2007 at 3:20 a.m.

Sergio Mendez, 34, a Latino man, was shot in a double-homicide that also took the life of victim Joseph Vargas, 31. He suffered bullet wounds to the chest and abdomen, and died at 3:20 a.m. Friday, July 27.

Both men were shot in the 1500 block of Navarro Avenue in Pasadena at about 1:50 a.m. They were taken to a local hospital, where they died.

Pasadena police spokeswoman Janet Givens said officers got word of an argument that escalated into a fight. A suspect or suspects shot the men, then fled. Detectives later arrested three people in Covina: Jonathan Warren, 22, Diana Reyes, 20, and a youth or boy whose name was not released. Gang concerns were at issue, investigators said.

1539 Navarro Ave.

Mendez was killed at the same place and on the same day as Joseph Vargas.

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Updated: Jan. 24, 2010 at 9:46 p.m.

 
 

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