Jose A. Molina, 32, was shot dead shortly after midnight on June 2, 2022, in front of a house near Cairo Street and Shady Lane in Coachella, California. Deputies from the Thermal station found Molina with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department identified and arrested a suspect within hours. Andrew Quintana Martinez, 22, of Coachella, was taken into custody in Indio and booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Banning on $1 million bail. He was charged with murder, attempted kidnapping, and false imprisonment; court records show he had four other active cases including battery, kidnapping, and firearm possession. Authorities said there were no further outstanding suspects.

Anyone who saw activity near Cairo Street and Shady Lane around midnight on June 2, 2022, or who has information about this shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department.