On November 21, 2023, at about 10:15 a.m., officers in Sanger, California, found 43-year-old Marcos Escutia on the sidewalk on the 800 block of Sequoia Avenue with apparent gunshot wounds. Officers began life-saving measures and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. No arrests have been announced.

Investigators later located a gray SUV submerged in a shallow canal near Rainbow Route, about two miles from the shooting. Authorities suspect the vehicle may have been abandoned by the person or people responsible, but a definitive link to the homicide has not been established. Sanger Police Chief Greg Garner noted Escutia had a prior criminal history. Neighbors and business owners expressed shock and sadness at his death.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sanger Police Department at (559) 875-8521. Does anyone in the area have details about the gray SUV or movements near Sequoia Avenue that morning?