Ventura-– The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced August 29. that Willis Nichols (DOB 03/15/03), of Oxnard, was ordered to stand trial for charges involving two separate shootings.
Nichols was charged with five felony counts, including murder, for the shooting death of Adrian Sandoval.
The first alleged shooting was Friday, December 24, 2021, when Nichols is accused of firing at a vehicle in a parking lot at The Collection Riverpark in Oxnard.
Bullets struck one victim several times, causing severe injury, and another person in the vehicle was narrowly missed.
The second alleged shooting occurred Saturday. March 12, 2022. Nichols is the accused gunman in the killing of Adrian Sandoval. The shooting happened at an abandoned Oxnard retail building.
Sandoval died at the scene. Bullets struck at least two other partygoers, causing significant injury.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Theresa Pollara, a member of the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Homicide Unit, is prosecuting the case.
Nichols is scheduled for arraignment at 9 a.m., Wednesday, October 4, in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court. He remains in custody without bail.
