Miguel Tambriz Sohom, a 24-year-old Guatemalan man, was fatally shot late on the night of August 28, 2026, near his home in Stockton, California. At approximately 11:06 p.m., Stockton police officers responded to the 100 block of South Sierra Nevada Street after receiving a report that someone had been shot. Officers found Tambriz Sohom suffering from a gunshot wound and had him transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office later publicly identified him as the victim.
The circumstances described by Tambriz Sohom’s family suggested that the violence began as an attempted robbery. His cousin, Lorenzo Raymundo, said the two were outside near the residence when they were surrounded by a group of men. Raymundo said Tambriz Sohom was shot while pursuing one of the men involved. His wife, who was reportedly present that night, also told reporters that the encounter began as an attempted robbery. Stockton police, however, had not officially confirmed robbery as the motive and continued investigating exactly what happened.
Additional accounts gathered from people close to the family provided a more detailed picture of the alleged confrontation. Farmworker and immigrant-rights advocate Luis Magaña said he had spoken with Tambriz Sohom’s wife and other witnesses. According to those accounts, Tambriz Sohom was near the side of his home with another person when three men dressed in dark clothing and masks approached them. Magaña said witnesses reported that two of the men appeared to be carrying rifles resembling AR-15s. Because investigators had not independently confirmed those details, they remained witness accounts rather than established findings by police.
Tambriz Sohom had come to the United States about seven years before his death and worked as a farmworker, including in cabbage fields. He was married and was the father of a four-year-old daughter. In the days after the killing, relatives, friends and members of the local community gathered to mourn him, while his family worked to have his remains returned to Guatemala for burial. A small memorial of flowers and candles was also placed near the location where he was shot.
Investigators did not publicly identify any of the men described by witnesses, and no arrest was listed in connection with Tambriz Sohom’s killing in the available homicide reporting. Police said detectives were continuing follow-up work and appealed to anyone with information to come forward. Stockton Crime Stoppers offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. The killing was recorded as Stockton’s 20th homicide of 2026 and the city’s only reported homicide during August.
