On March 17, 2024, at about 11:53 p.m. police in Oxnard responded to reports of a fight with possible gunshots in the 1000 block of Industrial Avenue. Officers found 35-year-old Yanelly Vargas unresponsive with a gunshot wound to her torso; she was taken to Ventura County Medical Center and later died of her injuries.

Investigators say Vargas was lured outside a bar by her ex-boyfriend, 36-year-old Jorge Alberto Garfias, and his current girlfriend, 33-year-old Margarita Jimenez. The couple allegedly assaulted her, forced her into their vehicle, and roughly 15 minutes later Vargas escaped. Jimenez reportedly pursued Vargas and fatally shot her. The entire incident was captured on surveillance video.

On April 3, 2024, Garfias and Jimenez were arrested and charged with murder and kidnapping, with special allegations including murder while engaged in kidnapping and personal use of a firearm causing death. Jimenez, who has a prior felony assault with a firearm conviction, had bail set at $2 million; both pleaded not guilty and remained in custody as of April 5, 2024.

Did anyone witness the incident outside the bar or see any of the vehicles involved that night?