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The city of South Pasadena has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of actress Vanessa Marquez, who was shot and killed by police at her home during a 2018 wellness check when authorities claimed she brandished what officers believed to be a gun. Marquez’s mother, Delia McElfresh, filed the […]

Demonstrators marched through South Pasadena Sunday to decry police shootings and mark the two-year anniversary of the killing of “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez by officers during a welfare check. The march began outside Marquez’ home and continued to South Pasadena City hall. Families who have lost loved ones in police shootings also joined the march, calling […]

The mother of “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez has filed a wrongful death suit against officers with the City of South Pasadena, according to documents obtained by CNN. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday on behalf of Marquez’s mother Delia McElfresh in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges officers who responded to a welfare check acted in a manner […]

Authorities released their review along with body camera footage Monday of an officer-involved shooting that killed actress Vanessa Marquez two years ago. Police responded to actress Vanessa Marquez’s home to conduct a wellness check on Aug. 30, 2018, after they received a call from an out-of-state family member who was concerned about her well-being, said […]

Friends and family of “ER” actress Vanessa Marquez, who was fatally shot by police at her home last year, are planning to hold a vigil Friday to commemorate her death and to pressure South Pasadena police into releasing body-camera footage of the shooting. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. in front of Marquez’s home […]

In a claim seeking $20 million from South Pasadena, the mother of Vanessa Marquez says poor tactics, negligence and overreaction on the part of police led to the actress’ fatal shooting last year. Marquez, 49, was killed on Aug. 30 by South Pasadena police, who had gone to her apartment for a wellness check. When […]

Friends of actress Vanessa Marquez brought flowers on Wednesday to create a makeshift memorial outside the residence where she was fatally shot last week by South Pasadena police. Marquez, best known for her roles in “ER” and “Stand and Deliver,” died last Thursday, Aug. 30, after first responders were sent to the home in the […]

Two days after the shooting death of actress Vanessa Marquez during a police welfare check, South Pasadena city officials on Saturday urged the public to withhold judgment. “We believe our officers acted appropriately under a tragic set of circumstances,” city manager Stephanie DeWolfe said in a statement. Marquez, best known for appearing in “Stand and […]

A woman fatally shot by police conducting a welfare check call in South Pasadena was identified Friday as movie and television actress Vanessa Marquez. Marquez, best known for her roles in “Stand and Deliver” and “ER,” was shot Thursday after police say she pointed what appeared to be a handgun at officers who were responding […]