On the evening of March 26, 2023, at about 7:20 PM, officers from the Lompoc Police Department responded to a shooting at 321 W. North Avenue and found 42-year-old Ivan Lopez-Lopez dead of apparent gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred in a mobile home park while Lopez-Lopez was reportedly working on his car.

Detectives opened a homicide investigation and said the shooting did not appear to be gang-related. In the weeks after the killing, authorities identified 37-year-old Omar Ricardo Dircio as the primary suspect and issued an arrest warrant for him. Dircio is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes; police warned he may be armed and dangerous and asked the public not to approach him. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains active.

If anyone in Lompoc has information about Ivan Lopez-Lopez, Omar Ricardo Dircio, or the events that evening, please contact the Lompoc Police Department.