Mexican Migrant Worker Killing

Hugo Martinez-Ayala is most wanted for a ritual style shooting

April 26, 2010

CALIFORNIA FUGITIVE NEWS -- Hugo Martinez-Ayala is one of two fugitives wanted by Riverside County Sheriff's Department for the shooting death of a migrant worker on June 7, 2004, in Riverside County, California. Additionally, the suspected shooters, Hugo Martinez-Ayala and Manuel Araiza Martinez are Mexican citizens from the state of Michoacan, Mexico.

Hugo Martinez-Ayala is accused of killing 29-year-old Alejandro Villa-Villasenor, whose body was found dead on a hillside near a migrant-worker camp located in the 45000 block of Sandia Creek Drive outside of Temecula, CA. An autopsy of the victim showed he had suffered a typical gang style ritual shooting, three gunshots to his legs, and three more to his upper body and head. The weapons used to kill Villa-Villasenor was a 12 gauge shotgun and a medium caliber revolver. Further Sheriff's investigation revealed Hugo Martinez-Ayala and Manuel Araiza Martinez as the alleged perpetrators of the crime.

Hugo Martinez-Ayala is described as:

• Birth Date: 1986
• POB: Mexico
• Height: 65 inches
• Weight: 150 pounds
• Eyes: Brown
• Hair: Black
• Sex: Male
• Race: Hispanic
• Warrant: SWF012122

Anyone with information about this killing, or knows the location of fugitive Hugo Martinez-Ayala, is asked to call the Riverside County Sheriff's Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777, or 800-950-2444