Incident Date: 7/9/23

City: Tijuana, Mexico

Posted by: Media Relations

Sheriff’s Top 10 Fugitive Killed in Shootout in Mexico

In the week of 7/9/23, Tulare County Sheriff’s Office was informed that Martin Saldana, a Tulare County Sheriff’s Top 10 Fugitive was killed in a shootout in Tijuana, Mexico on June 28th. In 2013, Saldana and fellow gang member, Bobby Baker, were identified as the suspects responsible for the shooting death of Richard Zepeda at a home in Woodlake. Baker was arrested in 2014 and Saldana fled the area. Saldana was on the Top 10 list for several years in addition to having an arrest warrant for Homicide and Gang Enhancement.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218 of anonymously through the Sheriff’s TipNow Program at (559) 725-4194 or tcso@tipnow.com