On July 20, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Visalia police officers responded to reports of a shooting on Rinaldi Street near Houston Avenue. Upon arrival, they discovered 46-year-old Umberto Mendoza, a member of the unhoused community, suffering from a gunshot wound. Mendoza was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
In the early hours of July 22, 2023, around 1:00 a.m., the Visalia Police Department's SWAT team executed a search warrant on North
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