Location: Avenue 416/Road 142, Orosi

Incident Date: 1/24/18

Incident Time: 0115 hours

Case Number: 18-01034

Victim: Confidential

City: Orosi

Posted by: Media Relations

On 1-24-17, Orosi Substation patrol personnel responded to a local hospital in regards to shooting victims arriving there.

Upon arrival, the Deputies learned that three separate male victims had been struck by gunfire in the East Orosi area. All were transported to the hospital by private vehicle and were determined to have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.  

Deputies responded to the scene where they located evidence that the shooting took place.    

Detectives and Forensic Evidence Technicians responded to the scene where they conducted further investigation and collected evidence. Due to the manner in which the crime occurred, Detectives determined this to be an attempted homicide investigation. Detectives are continuing their investigation and at this point are following leads.    
      

Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective VanCuren or Sgt. Heiden with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Violent Crimes Investigations Unit at (559) 802-9563. They can also call 24 hours a day at (559) 733-6218 or anonymously, by accessing the TipNow page at tcso@tipnow.com.