Suspected Hollywood Shooter Among Fugitives Hunted By FBI

LOS ANGELES, CA — The FBI on Thursday called on Angelenos to help bring a dozen fugitives to justice. Each fugitive on the FBI's list has ties to Los Angeles, and rewards have been offered for information leading to their arrests.

Most are alleged killers. One is accused of attempted murder, and only one of the fugitives is a woman. None are related to one another beyond their ties to Los Angeles and authorities' suspicion that they may have each fled to Mexico.

"Since its inception, the FBI's Fugitive Task Force in Los Angeles has arrested over 2,000 fugitives wanted either for crimes committed in Los Angeles who then fled the jurisdiction, or fugitives wanted from jurisdictions outside the state of California who are located in the Los Angeles area," said Laura EImiller of the FBI.

Crossing into Mexico doesn't mean the fugitives are free, she said.

"At any given time, law enforcement in Southern California is seeking hundreds of fugitives, many of whom seek to hide from police by crossing our southern border and, in many cases, illegally entering Mexico to evade capture," Eimiller said. "Once agents pinpoint the location where the fugitive is believed to be residing, the FBI relies on its counterparts in Mexico to assist in the capture of the suspects."

In each of the cases being announced Thursday, reward money is being offered in exchange for information that leads to an arrest, Eimiller said.

The wanted fugitives include:

• Andres Zambrano, believed to be 28 and has been known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of the mother of his (then) two-year-old child. On March 16, 2017, Zambrano allegedly shot the victim in the street in front of her home in Los Angeles, California. Zambrano later stated that he would flee to Mexico or Chicago, Illinois, where he has ties.
• Baldomero Barrientos Banuelos, believed to be 67 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in in the murder of his wife. On October 14, 1993, Banuelos allegedly stabbed his wife to death in North Hollywood, California.

• Carlos Felino Hernandez, believed to be 36 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder and an attempted murder in 2006. On July 23, 2006, Hernandez allegedly attended a party in Pico Rivera, California, where he became engaged in a fight with another partygoer. Hernandez allegedly chased the man into the street and attempted to shoot him. When his weapon misfired, Hernandez allegedly turned and shot a different man, killing him instantly. Upon fleeing the scene, Hernandez allegedly fired several rounds into the crowd that had gathered by the victim.
  
  
• Cesar Soltero Herrera, believed to be 31 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder and attempted murder in 2007. On February 19, 2007, in North Hollywood, California, Herrera became involved in a physical altercation with a male victim when the victim struck Herrera and caused him to bleed from the nose. Herrera then allegedly left the scene but returned a short time later with a semi-automatic handgun and fired multiple shots at the male victim and others, killing the victim.

• Cesar Villarreal, believed to be 46 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a man in California. On May 21, 2010, it is alleged that Villarreal, while at a store with his two young daughters, got in an argument with two men. During the argument Villarreal allegedly pointed his gun at both men, who then fled the store. A short time later, Villarreal, while in his pickup truck without his daughters, found the two men a short distance from the store. Villarreal then allegedly shot both men, wounding one and killing the other.
• Manuel Virgen-Galvan, believed to be between 37 and 39 years of age and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder in 2005. On June 29, 2005, Virgen-Galvan allegedly shot and killed a 14-year- old boy in Sylmar, California, in front of the boy's residence while the boy was painting a friend's bicycle.
  
  
  
• Steven Giovanni Aguilar-Medina, believed to be 26 and has been known to use multiple aliases, and his girlfriend, Evelin Martinez, are wanted for their alleged involvement in a murder and attempted murder in 2009. On December 28, 2009, Aguilar-Medina was allegedly driven to a rival gang area in Los Angeles, California, by Martinez. Investigators allege that Martinez then stopped her van, and Aguilar-Medina exited the vehicle and approached two individuals standing outside a home. Aguilar-Medina then allegedly shouted a gang term before firing multiple shots at the two individuals, killing one.
• Saul Aguilar, Jr., believed to be 48 years of age and has been known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of his ex- girlfriend in Los Angeles, California. In December of 1997, the victim was found in her home with a shotgun wound to her upper torso.
• Carlos Vasquez Serrano, believed to be 48 years of age, is wanted for his involvement in a 2006 murder. On February 1, 2006, Serrano allegedly murdered a man in a bar in Los Angeles, California. After the alleged murder, Serrano allegedly broke into the bar's office and stole the bar's video recording equipment. Then, Serrano allegedly kidnapped a woman and fled to Mexico with her against her will.
• Ricardo Villa, believed to be 35 years of age, is wanted for his alleged involvement in an attempted murder (4 counts), among other charges, in Hollywood, California, on April 26, 2015. Villa allegedly shot into a vehicle parked outside of a club after a dispute inside the club. Villa was free on bail for an earlier narcotics arrest in Orange County, California.

• Xochitl (Sochill) Aurora De La Torre, believed to be 40, and known to use multiple aliases, is wanted for her alleged involvement in the murder of a man on September 10, 2004, in Los Angeles, California. Delatorre has ties to, Mexico and Murrieta, California.

Anyone with information on any of the crimes was urged to contact the FBI.