Daniel Nuno

District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Daniel Nuno (DOB 06/07/1982), of Fillmore, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder for killing Ricardo Gonzalez, a chiropractor from Oxnard. The jury returned their verdict after two hours of deliberation.

On August 9, 2012, Nuno armed himself with a loaded handgun and traveled to the home of Mr. Gonzalez’s mother in Fillmore. There, Nuno confronted Mr. Gonzalez as he stood in the driveway beside his elderly mother and four-year-old son. After a brief conversation, Nuno quickly drew his firearm, pressed it to Mr. Gonzalez’s head and fired a single shot that killed him. Nuno then fled the scene and disposed of evidence, including the murder weapon which was never found. Nuno was apprehended two hours after the murder by deputies from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to eyewitness testimony identifying Nuno as the shooter, Mr. Gonzalez’s blood and DNA were located on Nuno’s clothing at the time of his arrest.

Sentencing is scheduled for September 10, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in courtroom 27 of the Ventura Superior Court, County of Ventura.