Authorities offered a reward of up to $5,000 Wednesday for information leading to the arrest of a 50-year-old male felon who previously lived in Baldwin Park and is suspected of murder.
According to the FBI, Fresno native Cesar Villarreal is wanted for his alleged involvement in the shooting death of a man at an unspecified location in Los Angeles County moments after an argument on May 21, 2010.
FBI officials said Villarreal is believed to be residing in Mexico. According to the FBI, he’s a felon and known gang member who previously lived in Baldwin Park and may also have connections to Oregon.
According to the FBI, on May 21, 2010, Villarreal was with his two daughters at a store when he got into an argument with two men.
FBI officials said Villarreal allegedly pulled out a gun and pointed it at the men, who fled the store. Villarreal, driving his pickup without his daughters, located the men a short time later near the store and allegedly shot at them, killing one and injuring the other.
He was charged with murder and a warrant was issued for his arrest on June 11, 2010. He was later charged in federal with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on Aug. 27, 2010, and a federal arrest warrant was issued.
FBI officials said they believe Villarreal may be in the company of Obdulia Medina, a longtime companion.
Villarreal and Medina are presumed to be accompanied by Medina’s 22-year-old daughter, Aileen Cecille Rey Diaz. Ahtziri Citlalli Villarreal-Medina, the couple’s 17-year-old daughter, is also believed to be with them.
Federal investigators described Villarreal as 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He also has scars on his back and left ankle.
FBI officials said Villarreal is fully tattooed from above his right chest around to his back, and on his left and right legs below the knees. He also has a tattoo of “Ofelia” on the left side of his chest.
Anyone with information regarding Villarreal’s whereabouts was urged to contact 310-477-6565.