Ricardo Silva, 24, was shot and killed on November 12, 2013, in Oxnard’s La Colonia neighborhood. Silva and his girlfriend were walking near North McKinley Avenue and East Colonia Road at about 7:30 p.m. when two men approached. The girlfriend reported the men exchanged angry words with Silva and then one produced a gun and shot him multiple times. Silva died at the scene despite emergency response.

The Oxnard Police Department investigated the killing as gang-related but did not say whether Silva was involved in any gang activity. Witnesses described the suspects as two males who fled on foot. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Silva’s family and community were deeply affected; his girlfriend was pregnant at the time, and memorials were placed at the shooting site.

Anyone who was in the La Colonia area that evening or who has information about the two men seen fleeing is asked to share what they know.