A man convicted of a quadruple murder in Riverside County was sentenced to the death penalty, officials announced Friday.
Jose Vladimir Larin Garcia, 24, was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 6 of the execution-style murders of four people in Palm Springs, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
The victims were identified as:
- Carlos Campos-Rivera, 25
- Jacob Montgomery, 19
- Juan Duarte-Raya, 18
- Yuliana Garcia, 17, who was also pregnant at the time
On Feb. 3, 2019, Larin Garcia was riding in a vehicle with three victims. They drove to meet up with a fourth victim, Campos-Rivera, outside of his apartment complex.
When Campos-Rivera was spotted, the suspect shot him twice, including a “kill-shot to the head,” before the vehicle drove away.
According to a witness, the other three victims were heard screaming from inside the car when multiple gunshots were heard before a loud crash.
Arriving officers spotted the crashed vehicle on Sunny Dunes Road where inside, the bodies of Montgomery, Duarte-Raya and Yuliana Garcia were found. All victims were found with “targeted gunshot wounds to the head,” authorities said.