DNA Breakthrough Cracks 2014 Oxnard Park Murder

Oxnard police arrested 32-year-old Jose Jimenez last Thursday on the 2100 block of North Ventura Road, charging him with the first-degree murder of Loob Nijjar, a 55-year-old father of three who lived in the neighborhood[1][2]. The attack occurred on November 13, 2014, moments after Nijjar dropped his son at a nearby school, when he was stabbed repeatedly in the torso at Sierra Linda Park during school hours[1][2]. Authorities described the killing as a random, unprovoked assault with no evidence linking victim and suspect[1]. New DNA testing on evidence from the scene, unavailable in 2014 databases, matched relatives of Jimenez, who resided just blocks from the park[1]. Jimenez was booked into Ventura County Jail on Penal Code 187(a) murder charges, plus enhancements for knife use and great violence via multiple torso stabbings[2]. He appeared in court Monday without entering pleas[1]. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and Oxnard Police Department announced the breakthrough at a joint news conference, emphasizing advances in genetic genealogy that cracked the case after more than 11 years[1][2]. Sierra Linda Park, in a residential area near schools, heightened community fears at the time, as the public killing unfolded in broad daylight[1]. Jimenez remains in custody as the investigation continues[2].