Manuel Chavarria Martinez, 41, was found shot to death on October 4, 2022, in a parking lot near the Woodville Liquor Store in Porterville, California. Deputies arrived about 4:45 p.m. and discovered Martinez with multiple gunshot wounds in what investigators described as a parking-lot homicide.

Investigators identified and arrested three suspects within days: 24-year-old Matthew Isaiah Aguirre, 38-year-old Paul Ojeda, and 18-year-old Arturo Isaiah Tienda-Maldonado. Aguirre and Ojeda were taken into custody while attempting to leave their homes; Tienda-Maldonado was detained at a retail store in Hanford. All three were booked in the Tulare County Jail and charged with murder. Authorities described the suspects as gang members, and the prosecution pursued first-degree murder and argued the killings were coordinated.

The community held vigils and memorials for Martinez while the case moved into court. Does anyone have information about Martinez’s movements that afternoon or about activity in the Woodville Liquor Store parking lot around 4:45 p.m. on October 4, 2022?