Second Defendant In Oxnard Gang Related Killing Sentenced

Monday September 02, 2024

    Update--A second defendant in a gang-related shooting in Oxnard a dozen years ago was sentenced to ten years in prison.

     33-year-old Hugo Sanchez had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of assault in connection with the death of 19-year-old Jose Gonzalez of Oxnard on July 9, 2012 and the wounding of a 22-year-old man.

     Sanchez was not the shooter.

     That was 30-year-old Gustavo Cuevas of Oxnard who, earlier this month, was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and attempted murder.

     The shooting happened during a fight in the 2500 block of Greenbrook Drive in Oxnard.

     It appears that Sanchez, while given a ten year sentence, has essentially served it aleady given credit for time spent in custody plus other credits.

     And will remain free on parole.

     For more information on Gustavo Cuevas, his photo, and more information, go to the story below...

    An Oxnard man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a gang related shooting a dozen years ago that left one young man dead and another wounded.

     30-year-old Gustavo Cuevas had earlier pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and attempted murder in the shooting that happened on the night of July 9, 2012 in the 2500 block of Greenbrook Drive in Oxnard.

     It claimed the life of 19-year-old Jose Gonzales of Oxnard and wounded a 22-year-old Oxnard man who survived the attack.

     After the incident, Cuevas fled to Wisconsin where he was tracked down and arrested.

     Gonzales family members gave victim impact statements before he was sentenced.