On January 4, 2023, at about 1:30 p.m., 19-year-old Jesus Garcia and 20-year-old Nicholas Tiefer were shot near the 1300 block of West Borden Road in San Marcos, California. Deputies found Garcia near a park entrance with upper-body gunshot wounds and Tiefer in a nearby vehicle with a neck wound. Both were taken to a hospital; Garcia was pronounced dead that evening and Tiefer died three days later.

By early February 2023 two male juveniles, ages 15 and 17, had been arrested and booked on two counts of murder; the 17-year-old was arrested January 31 in Riverside and the 15-year-old was taken into custody February 1 in Oceanside. Investigators said the suspects did not know the victims and that the meeting appeared to have been arranged for the illegal sale of vape products, but the precise circumstances and motive remained under investigation.

Garcia was remembered as a loving son, brother and friend who played soccer for San Marcos United and San Marcos Revolution; his family and Tiefer’s set up fundraising pages to help with funeral expenses. If anyone has information that could help investigators, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.