Tulare Co. sheriff seeks public’s help in homicide investigation
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in finding a vehicle believed to have been used in a gang-related homicide.
On Feb. 12, deputies responding to a “man down” call in the area of Road 152 south of Ivanhoe Drive in Visalia, where they found a dead man on the side of the road.
He’d been shot several times in the upper body, and the autopsy showed two different caliber firearms were used.
A small, four-door gold-colored sedan with tinted windows was seen leaving the area, investigators said. Anyone with information should call the sheriff’s department.
Information can be given anonymously through the TipNow program by calling or texting (559) 725-4194, or by emailing tcso@tipnow.com. Information can also be given over the phone by calling (559) 735-1873 and asking for detective Sanchez.
Lewis Griswold: 559-441-6104, @fb_LewGriswold
This story was originally published August 20, 2015 at 2:47 PM with the headline "Tulare Co. sheriff seeks public’s help in homicide investigation."