Daniel Fuentes Sr., 41, of Oceano, California, was shot to death in the early morning hours of April 3, 2019. He was struck once in the front and five times in the back outside a home on Beach Street. After being shot he managed to reach a neighbor’s house, knocked, told them he had been shot, then collapsed and died.

Investigators tied the killing to gang activity. Detectives say Fuentes had once been associated with the Oceano 13 gang but left it long before his death. Three suspects — Robert Joseph Garay, Gabriel Luis Garay, and Nathaniel Alexander Jara — were identified as members of Oceano 13 and arrested on charges of premeditated murder, with additional allegations including intentional discharge of a firearm, great bodily injury, and a street terrorism enhancement. Prosecutors presented text messages and social media exchanges as evidence the attack was planned and tied to an attempt to recruit Fuentes’ daughter.

The crime was the second homicide in Oceano that year and drew family members to court seeking justice. Does anyone have information about Fuentes’ life in Oceano or about the events of that night?