Omar Cardenas Biography: Sylmar Murder Most Wanted
Checks by our biographical desk show that Omar Alexander Cardenas was born March 23, 1995, in California and grew up around the Los Angeles area. He picked up the street name “Dollar,” and authorities link him to the Pierce Street gang, with possible ties to the Pacoima Van Nuys Boys as well.
The plain truth is this young man lived the gang life in the San Fernando Valley. On August 15, 2019, investigators say he walked up outside the Hair Icon Barber Shop in a shopping center in Sylmar, California, and opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun.
He allegedly squeezed off several rounds from about thirty feet away. The bullets struck 46-year-old Jabali Dumas in the head and killed him on the spot.
Make we look at the facts. Local police charged him with murder and issued a warrant on April 3, 2020. A federal warrant for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution followed on September 2, 2021.
The FBI added him to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on July 20, 2022, as the 528th person ever named. He is described as roughly 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 7 inches tall and heavyset, between 240 and 300 pounds, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He often wears a beard and prescription glasses.
Reward and Where Authorities Believe He Could Be
As it stands right now, the reward sits at up to one million dollars for information that leads to his arrest. Authorities believe he may have slipped into Mexico or could still be hiding among family and friends in Southern California, possibly working construction jobs.
Period. He remains free and is considered armed and dangerous.
