Joseph Jacquez was 13 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting on June 10, 2009, near Roosevelt Avenue and First Street in Oxnard’s La Colonia neighborhood. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, abdomen, back, and buttocks and died at St. John’s Regional Medical Center less than 40 minutes after the shooting.

Investigators determined the attack was gang-related. Joseph was wearing clothing associated with the Colonia Chiques street gang and was targeted in what was described as a retaliatory drive-by following a stabbing of a Southside Chiques member the night before. Three people were identified and arrested in connection with the shooting: Victor Montejano, who drove the vehicle, and Pablo Cruz and Juan Prado, who were the shooters. All three later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter; Cruz and Prado also pleaded guilty to felony personal use of a firearm. Sentences reported were 11 years for Montejano, 15 years for Cruz, and 10 years for Prado.

The case underscored the deadly reach of gang retaliation in the community. Did anyone in Oxnard’s La Colonia neighborhood have information about tensions between the gangs at that time or memories of what happened that night?