Antonio Tapia Jr., 34, was found lying on a roadway near Avenue 327 and Road 158 in Ivanhoe, California, after a shooting on July 24, 2023, at about 5:15 p.m. He had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit took over the investigation and executed several search warrants in the Ivanhoe community.

Investigators identified 23-year-old Ivanhoe resident Ismar Ambriz as a suspect; Ambriz was arrested on July 27, 2023, and booked at the Adult Pre-Trial Facility on homicide charges. Detectives later arrested a 16-year-old male from Ivanhoe on July 31, 2023; the juvenile was booked at the Juvenile Detention Facility on charges of murder. The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with information to contact Detective Nick Sandoval or Sergeant Hector Rodriguez at (559) 733-6218, or provide anonymous tips by calling or texting (559) 725-4194, or emailing [email protected].

Did anyone in Ivanhoe see activity around Avenue 327 and Road 158 on the evening of July 24, 2023?