A man dressed as Santa Claus entered a Christmas party in Los Angeles on December 24, 2008, opened fire and shot nine people fatally. He also lit the house on fire with racing fuel.The Jackson Sun: Police: Santa gunman planned to flee to Canada (December 26, 2008)The man, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, was found dead later the next day after reportedly killing himself.Fox News: Ninth Body Found in Los Angeles 'Santa' Massacre (December 26, 2008)
On December 27, 2008, Covina police released the names of nine family members believed to have been killed in the attack, including Pardo's wife Sylvia, her parents, two brothers and their wives, and one sister and her 17-year old son.Mercury News: Police ID 9 from Santa shooting rampage (December 27, 2008)
Pardo's Victims
On December 27, 2008, the Covina police released the names of nine people they believed were killed by Bruce Pardo. They are officially listed as "missing" because the bodies are too charred to be immediately identifiable.Mercury News: Police ID 9 from Santa shooting rampage (December 27, 2008)
- Sylvia Pardo (43), Bruce Pardo's wife
- Joseph Ortega (80), Sylvia Pardo's father
- Alicia Ortega (70), Sylvia Pardo's mother
- Alicia Ortiz (46), Sylvia's sister
- Michael Ortiz (17), Alicia Ortiz's son
- Charles Ortega (50), Sylvia's brother
- Cheri Ortega (45), Charles Ortega's wife
- James Ortega (52), Sylvia's brother
- Teresa Ortega (51), James Ortega's wifeMercury News: Police ID 9 from Santa shooting rampage (December 27, 2008)
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Some of the bodies found were burned; police have not determined if they died by the shooting or the fireLos Angeles Times: Several more bodies found in Covina home (December 25, 2008)
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Planned to flee to Canada, but was severely burned by the fire he caused at the houseThe Jackson Sun: Police: Santa gunman planned to flee to Canada (December 26, 2008)
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A bomb exploded on December 25, 2008, in a rental car that Pardo had used the day beforeCNN: Bomb explodes in car used by suspected 'Santa' shooter (December 26, 2008)
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