Did the gunmen in the covina ca killings have a police record?”
His divorce statement is here:http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site207/2008/1226/20081226_103125_divorce%20records.pdf but that’s about it. The police didn’t have a criminal record of the man. Here’s the full story on the shooting: COVINA – A gunman dressed as Santa planned on fleeing to Canada with $17,000 after committing a Christmas Eve massacre that took nine lives at the home of his former in-laws. Instead, he committed suicide after accidentally burning himself when fuel he sprayed in the home exploded prematurely, officials said Friday. Bruce Jeffery Pardo, 45, plotted to kill his ex-wife Sylvia Ortega, 43, and her family at their Knollcrest Drive home after reaching a settlement in a bitter divorce Dec. 18, according to Police Chief Kim Raney. “Looks like he did have specific targets in mind,” Raney said. “There’s some information that he stood over (some of) them and shot them execution-style.” “All indications are that (Pardo) intended to commit this crime and then
