On the night of August 19, 2021, 26-year-old Oxnard resident Uriel Barrera was shot multiple times outside a home on Crawford Street around 10 p.m. Officers arriving on scene found the suspect had fled; Barrera was taken to a nearby hospital and died shortly after arrival. The motive for the shooting is unclear.

Within days the Oxnard Police Department identified 35-year-old Genaro Cortes as the primary suspect. Cortes was described as a Hispanic male about 5 feet 7 inches and 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, last seen driving a white 2000 Chevrolet utility truck marked Full House Plumbing in blue lettering. Police released security footage of the vehicle and asked the public for tips, setting up a tip line and an online portal for photos and videos. No arrest has been reported and Cortes remained at large and considered armed and dangerous.

If anyone has information that could help identify where Cortes was or what led to Barrera’s shooting, please share tips with Oxnard police.