An Oxnard man has been convicted of two first-degree murder charges and other crimes by a Ventura County Superior Court jury, according to authorities.
A jury found Kristian Fonseca, 27, guilty of shooting and killing Jose Estrada and Daniel Zuniga, both Santa Paula residents, in 2020, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office news release.
Fonseca was also convicted of two counts of attempted murder and being in possession of a firearm less than 10 years after a conviction, the release says. All special allegations and aggravating factors were found true, including the special circumstance of multiple murders and the personal and intentional discharge of a firearm.
He faces a mandatory sentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the release says.
Fonseca’s crimes include two separate shootings and four victims, the release says. Around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 2019, Ventura Police Department officers responded to a shooting at the intersection of Simpson Street and Ventura Avenue, where they found a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds to his torso. He was treated at Ventura County Medical Center.
On Oct. 27, 2020, police arrested Fonseca on suspicion of attempted murder. The next month, they also arrested Santa Paula resident Isaac Zuniga in relation to the shooting, and court records show he was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.
The second shooting was reported three days earlier around 10:15 p.m. in the 200 block of East Ventura Street in Santa Paula, police said.
Jose Estrada, a 24-year-old Santa Paula resident, was pronounced dead at the scene while Daniel Zuniga, a 25-year-old Santa Paula resident, died at the hospital after two weeks on life support, according to police. Another victim was hospitalized for injuries but survived.
Fonseca, already in custody, was charged in relation to the second shooting in December 2020.
Fonseca is scheduled to be sentenced on May 14 at the Ventura County Superior Court, the release says.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Jury finds Oxnard man guilty in Santa Paula double homicide
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