Location: Ave. 327 Rd. 158

Incident Date: 7/3123

City: Ivanhoe

Posted by: Media Relations

16-Year-Old Arrested for Murder of Ivanhoe Man

TCSO Homicide Detectives have arrested a second suspect in the murder of an Ivanhoe man in the week of 7/23/23. Around 5:15 p.m. on 7/24/23, TCSO Deputies were called to a shooting in the area of Ave 327/Rd 158 in Ivanhoe. When they arrived, Deputies found 34-year-old Antonio Tapia Jr lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide Detectives were requested and took over the investigation.  They served numerous search warrants in the community of Ivanhoe and were able to identify 23-year-old Ismar Ambriz as a suspect in the homicide.  Ambriz was taken into custody and was booked at the Adult Pre-Trial Facility for PC 187 (Homicide).

On 7/31/23, Detectives identified a 16-year-old Ivanhoe boy as the second suspect in the murder. He was arrested and booked at the Juvenile Detention facility on murder charges.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Detective Nick Sandoval or Sergeant Hector Rodriguez at (559) 733-6218. Or, they can remain anonymous by calling or texting (559) 725-4194 or through email at tcso@tipnow.com.