The 1980s saw the meteoric rise of gang violence in Pasadena, a trend which culminated with the 1993 Halloween Massacre, wherein three teenagers were murdered by members of the Bloods gang and three more were wounded.
Nos anos 80 aumentou a violencia das bandas en Pasadena, unha tendencia que culminaría en 1993 coa Masacre de Halloween, na que tres adolescentes foron asasinados por membros da banda Bloods e tres máis resultaron feridos.