Authorities identify Palm Springs quadruple homicide victims
The Riverside County Coroner’s office has officially identified the people killed in a quadruple homicide Sunday in Palm Springs.
Jacob Montgomery, 19, of Cathedral City, Juan Duarte-Raya, 18, of Cathedral City, and Yuliana Garcia, 17, of Thousand Palms were pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Sunday at around 11:40 p.m. near the intersection of Sunny Dunes Road and El Placer Road in Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Police Department later confirmed the three sustained gunshot wounds. PSPD say it remains unclear at this time if the gunshots caused the deaths.
At 12:15 a.m., PSPD received a call of a body in the road. Officers arrived on scene and found the body of a man, now identified as Carlos Campos Rivera, 25, of Desert Hot Springs. Police say Rivera suffered from an ‘apparent’ gunshot wound and died before officers arrived.
Today, 19-year-old Jose Larin-Garcia of Cathedral City was charged with four counts of murder in relation to all four deaths. Larin-Garcia was arrested Monday at 7:48 p.m. at the Indio Greyhound Station, according to PSPD.
Larin-Garcia pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held without bail, according to John Hall, public information officer for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. He also pled not guilty to a high capacity magazine charge.
Police have not released any information on what led to the shooting. Stay with News Channel 3 for updates.
Detectives urge that anyone in the area with street view surveillance footage from Sunday at 11:20 to Monday at 1:00 a.m to review the video. Anyone with information relating to the investigation should contact PSPD at 76-232-8136. To issue an anonymous tip, contact Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867.
Fundraising pages have been set up to support the families of the victims.
In honor of Yuliana Garcia “On Sunday night our precious Yulie passed . She was only 17-years-old just a teen full of life who didn’t deserve this! She left behind her family and friends who love her dearly,” reads the page description. “Today I’m asking for you’re support in this tragic time to help me raise some money to help out her family. Her family and I would truly appreciate you’re support. Thank You Rest Easy babygirl 12/15/01 – 02/03/19” A Young Life Gone Too Soon (Juan Duarte Raya) “I want to raise money to help my sister out she has gone through so much. This is her second child that their life’s have cut short. Juan was also my Godson, he was always smiling and with struggles and all he graduated high school,” reads the page description. “He didn’t continue college because he wanted to get a job and he did he was happy because he no longer had to depend on his parents, but unfortunately he has kill with 3 others on 2/3 at night . Please help to make this process a little easier for our family.” Funeral services for Jacob Montgomery Jacob Reino Montgomery age 19 was one of the 3 victims of the tragic incident that occurred in Palm Springs on Monday morning early February 4, 2019,” reads the page description. “Leaving behind a loving mother Dana Beauchemn and a heart broken Grandmother Edie Carranza and uncle William & a devastated Family All proceeds will go to help pay for funeral expenses. Our family would like to Thank you for your kind generosity.”
