Police detain 4 people in Pasadena homicide investigation

Pasadena police detained four people Wednesday in connection with the death of a 43-year-old man whose body was found in a parking lot.

The victim, identified as King King, was found about 12:45 p.m Wednesday in the lot behind a business in the 900 block of East Washington Boulevard, the Pasadena Police Department said.

The cause of King's death was being determined by the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The names of the four people who were detained were not released.

Since January 2007, at least 23 homicides have been reported in Pasadena, according to the Times Homicide Report database.

Anyone with information about King's death is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Graphic: Map shows Pasadena homicides reported since 2007.

Credit: Times' Homicide Report