Adrián Sandoval shot to death: Who killed him? (PHOTOS)

Adrián Sandoval was shot to death at a party.

A hundred guys used an abandoned business building for a rap party.

Authorities in Oxnard, California have no leads so far on the crime.

Adrian Sandoval was shot to death in Oxnard, California and more than a week after the crime, there are no leads in the case. The Oxnard Police Department (OPD) is still investigating the crime that began at a party.

Last Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 9:38 p.m. several calls were made to 911 to report a shooting with injuries at a party of boys. The information did not say who organized the rap party.

Who shot and killed Adrián Sandoval?

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Several patrols went to the building located at 3000 Saviers Road, in the southeast of the Oxnard metropolitan area, to attend to the emergency. According to the report of the authorities, the rap party was held in an abandoned building without permission from the owner.

The OPD patrolmen stated that about 100 boys around the age of 20 were gathered at the party. Suddenly, someone walked into the room and randomly unloaded his gun into the crowd. Adrián Sandoval was one of the three boys who was shot.

Adrián Sandoval and 2 other boys were shot

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When the agents checked on the young Adrián Sandoval, they could no longer do anything to help him and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers from the OPD Major Crimes Division were dispatched to investigate the crime.

Paramedics from Oxnard Fire Department (OFD) were also dispatched to the scene to treat the wounded. Diego Mares, 19, and Arkangel Childs, 24, were transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The police need help from the community

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The OPD Major Crimes Division asks the help of the Oxnard and California community. If anyone has reliable information on the Adrián Sandoval crime, they must contact Detective Kaya Boysan at 805.385.7645. All tips will remain anonymous.

The Oxnard government is offering a $25,000 reward to the person who provides reliable information that leads to the arrest of Adrián Sandoval’s killer. OPD believes some boys were taking videos on their cell phones at the party and asks them to share them with the detectives.

«We are devastated by the death of Adrián Sandoval»

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A young man who identified himself as Manuel opened the account RIP Adrian Sandoval (Rest in peace, Adrián Sandoval) on the GoFundMe economic support social network to raise funds so that the boy’s family can pay for his funeral.

«I am a friend of Adrián Sandoval. We are devastated by the loss of Adrian and were not prepared for the great cost of his funeral. I want to help his family and his daughter as well and so we can give him the funeral he deserves,» Manuel states in his plea.

Oxnard, California is a city full of Hispanics

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Oxnard, California is a coastal city northwest of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Oxnard is home to the Port Hueneme and Naval Battalion Construction Center, which is one of the largest military shipyards in the world and under the command of the United States Navy.

According to the Bureau of the United States, just over 200,000 people live in Oxnard, of whom 73 out of 100 are Hispanic. The mayor of the city John Zaragoza is hispanic and has held the position for two years.

Two gangs terrorize the city of Oxnard

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The motive for the murder of Adrián Sandoval has not been identified. In Oxnard a problem that the authorities face is the growth of Hispanic gangs in the area.

According to the authorities, in Oxnard, there are some 12 Hispanic gangs that group some 2,000 violent and armed members. The two predominant Hispanic gangs in the area are Colonia Chiques who have gun battles with their rivals from Southside Chiques.

Adrián Sandoval is one more victim of gun violence

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The murder of Adrián Sandoval is one more statistic on gun violence in the United States. The nonprofit organization National Archive on Gun Violence reported that so far in 2022 9,459 people have died.

As of Monday, March 21, 2022 of those people shot to death in the United States, a total of 4,113 were killed and 5,346 committed suicide. The country has already suffered 109 mass shootings in which at least four people died.

The rapper PMF Adrián was already the father of a girl

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Adrián Sandoval, despite his youth, was already the father of a little girl. Among the rap and hip-hop community of Oxnard, California the young man was known as «PMF Adrián».

According to OPD statistics, the murder of young rapper Adrián Sandoval is the first shooting death in Oxnard, California so far this year. Agents continue to investigate who the organizer of the party was.