The Tulare County District Attorney's Office says the death sentence has now been recommended for 32-year-old Noel Herrera.
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Officials say Herrera's first murder happened on January 9, 2010, when a 26-year-old man was killed.
The second happened on April 24, 2014, when officials say Herrera shot and killed a 25-year-old man in a drive-by shooting.
On February 15, 2017, Herrera was involved in a drive-by shooting but no one was hurt. Officials say three days later, he shot and killed a a 20-year-old man.
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Shortly after the third homicide, Herrera was pulled over and police found a gun that connected him to the shooting on February 15, 2017.
On February 3, Herrera was found guilty on three counts of premeditated murder. A second case found that two of the three murders were gang-related.
He will be sentenced in Superior Court on March 15.