Two teens deceased in car crash Sebastopol proposed budget at a deficit Summer camps are up and running Raising funds for Special Olympics WSCUHSD School Board preparing for major changes RP Small Grants Program approved to fund community projects Two females deceased in car crash in Rohnert Park 4949 Snyder Lane homicide Agave Americana in Rohnert Park Hopkins hosts panel on severity of drought Scouts placed flags for Memorial Day Cotati Council adopts 2021-22 budget Rohnert Park cancels fireworks show SOMO Fireworks show canceled Homicide at Parkridge Apartments Is this the end of era for Analy Tigers? Rancho Adobe Fire wrapping up its annual training process Sebastopol City Council budget hearings continue My Opinion: Fireworks Ban June is Pride month

March 13, 2020

Daniel Carrillo, 20 years old, Rohnert Park, has been arrested and charged for the homicide of Kirk Kimberly.

On November 2, 2016, Kirk Kimberly, was found buried in a shallow grave on the Sonoma State University campus. During the autopsy, a forensic pathologist determined Kimberly had been stabbed multiple times, leading to his death. Kimberly was initially reported as a missing person on October 17, 2016, to the Cotati Police Department.

For the past three years, Violent Crime detectives have been conducting follow-up interviews and reviewing physical and forensic evidence. Homicide investigations are time-consuming and detailed.

On February 28, Carrillo was transported from the California Youth Authority in Stockton, to Sonoma County for a separate pending court case. Carrillo was interviewed by detectives and booked into the Sonoma County Jail for homicide. Carrillo remains in-custody on a no-bail warrant.

Prepared by: Sergeant Juan Valencia, Public Information Officer Case No: 161102-012