Arturo Vargas, a 30-year-old resident of Porterville, California, was killed in a drive-by shooting on June 8, 2020. He was standing in front of his home in the 500 block of East River Avenue when he was struck multiple times and later died at a local hospital. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and worked with the Porterville Police Department.

Investigators described the slaying as gang-related. In the days after the shooting three people were arrested: Ricardo Villagomez, 22, charged with murder, conspiracy to commit a gang crime, gang enhancement and a parole violation; and Anthony Llamas, 19, and Gabriel Marquez, 19, booked on weapons offenses. Authorities identified two additional suspects, Mark Duran, 21, and Julian Martinez, 20; Duran was later taken into custody in Visalia while Martinez was at large for a time. Multiple search warrants were executed in Porterville as part of the probe.

If anyone knew Arturo or has information about the shooting or the whereabouts of remaining suspects, please share what is known.