Man sentenced to death for quadruple murder in Riverside County

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.

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