Kembery Chirinos-Flores was shot multiple times in her car in Sunnyvale on January 7 and died at the scene. She leaves behind a 5-year-old son. One of the men charged in her murder was previously released by Santa Clara officials despite an active ICE detainer.
Two Honduran nationals charged with the murder of a 24-year-old single mother in Sunnyvale, California remain in Santa Clara County custody after local officials refused to honor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers requesting notification before release — the second time one of the suspects has been shielded from ICE by the county’s sanctuary policies.
On the evening of January 7, officers responded to reports of a shooting in Sunnyvale. They found Kembery Chirinos-Flores, 24, bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds in her car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. She leaves behind a 5-year-old son.
On March 5, 2026, local law enforcement arrested Franquin Inestroza-Martinez and Gerzon Jose Chirinos-Munguia for her murder.
Franquin Inestroza-Martinez — Wanted in Two States
Inestroza-Martinez, a Honduran national, was first caught entering the United States illegally on June 12, 2013, and was removed. On February 1, 2018, he was caught illegally re-entering the country — a federal felony — and was removed a second time. He entered the United States a third time at an unknown date and location.
At the time of his arrest for Chirinos-Flores’s murder, Inestroza-Martinez had an outstanding arrest warrant from New Jersey for the homicide of 55-year-old Esteban Vicente Sacalxot, who was found dead of gunshot wounds in his Trenton home on March 17, 2025. He is now charged in two separate murders across two states.
Gerzon Jose Chirinos-Munguia — Previously Released Despite ICE Detainer
Chirinos-Munguia, also a Honduran national, was caught entering the country illegally on May 18, 2015, and later removed. He re-entered the United States illegally at an unknown date and location.
On September 20, 2019, Chirinos-Munguia was arrested in Santa Clara County for domestic battery and threatening a crime with the intent to terrorize. He had an additional arrest in April 2018 for battery and false imprisonment. He shares a child with victim Kembery Chirinos-Flores.
Following those arrests, ICE issued a detainer requesting that Santa Clara County notify the agency before releasing Chirinos-Munguia from jail. Santa Clara officials refused to honor the detainer and released him back into the community. He remained free until his March 2026 arrest for murder.
ICE has now filed detainers on both men requesting notification before any release from Santa Clara custody. According to DHS, Santa Clara officials are refusing to honor those detainers as well.
“A man lost his life, and a child is now without a mother. These illegal aliens should have never been able to commit these horrific killings and must never be released from jail into American communities,” said Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. “Instead of cooperating with ICE, Santa Clara sanctuary politicians refused to honor ICE’s arrest detainer and will not notify ICE when these murderers are released from jail. This insanity of refusing to turn cold-blooded killers over to ICE must end.”
Victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens can receive support through the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office at 1-855-488-6423. For information on ICE enforcement operations, visit ice.gov.
