On the evening of August 24, 2024, at about 9:37 p.m., officers from the McFarland Police Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 200 block of East Perkins Avenue in McFarland, California. They found 34-year-old Xavier Campa Lopez lying unresponsive in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency personnel arrived.

The killing has profoundly affected the McFarland community, which has expressed condolences and concern about public safety and gun violence. Little else is publicly known about the events leading up to the shooting or a motive. If anyone saw activity on East Perkins Avenue that night or has information about Xavier Campa Lopez’s death, please come forward to assist the investigation.