Man pleads guilty to 2013 fatal shooting near Ventura County Fairgrounds
—UPDATE—
The man responsible for the shooting of 18-year old Gabriel Gutierrez near the Ventura County Fairgrounds back in 2103 has pleaded guilty.
Timothy Scott Adams from Ventura pled guilty on Tuesday to one count of voluntary manslaughter for his involvement in the shooting of Gutierrez on July 31, 2013, near the fairgrounds.
Adams was 17-years old at the time of the killing and said it was for the benefit of a criminal street gang.
In 2017, Judge Kevin McGee decided that Adams should be tried as an adult for this crime.
Adams also pled guilty to a second count of threatening a witness on April 25, 2016, when Adams was an adult.
Adams’ sentencing is set for November 27, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 12 at the Ventura County Superior Court. Adams will be sentenced to serve a term of 22 years in prison.
—ORIGINAL STORY—
Investigators have identified the victim in the shooting outside the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
Gabriel Gutierrez, 18, of Ventura, was shot and killed just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. Police responded to a call that a gunshot victim was in the area of the Ventura River Bottom on the west side of the Ventura County Fairgrounds. When they arrived, investigators found Gutierrez, who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said that Gutierrez and the two suspects were walking in the area of the bike path near the Ventura River and got into a fight. At one point during the fight, the victim was shot. The suspects fled the area and were last seen running northbound along the Ventura River towards West Main St.
The suspects are described as Hispanic males, both in their late teens. One was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans. The other was wearing a white t-shirt and white/black checkered shorts.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to call the Ventura Police Department.
