Location: 900 Block of West Ashland Street, Visalia

Incident Date: 1-20-21

City: Visalia

Posted by: Media Relations

Just after 9 p.m. Tuesday, TCSO Deputies were called to a home in the 15800 Block of Azalea Avenue in Ivanhoe. When they arrived, Deputies found a man shot to death inside the home.

During the investigation, Homicide Detectives learned an argument between family members ended in the death of the 39-year-old victim, who had been shot multiple times.

Homicide Detectives quickly identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect. He was armed with a rifle and considered dangerous as he ran off.

Throughout the night and early this morning, Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office CATTCH Team conducted surveillance at a home in the 900 Block of W. Ashland Street in Visalia.

This afternoon, members from the Sheriff’s SWAT Team, CATTCH, General Investigations Unit and Homicide Detectives served a search warrant at the home on Ashland Street, where the suspect was taken into custody. During a search of the property, the weapon believed to be used in the shooting was seized.

This investigation is ongoing at this time, and anyone with more information is urged to contact Detective Joshua Lowry or Sgt. Larry Camacho at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 1-800-808-0488, or anonymously at tcso@tipnow.com, or by text or voicemail at 559-725-4194.