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Umberto Mendoza

Case from Visalia, CA dated Jul 20, 2023

Victim Details

Umberto Mendoza

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Visalia

CA

2023-07-20

46

Umberto

Mendoza

litigation

07/13/2026

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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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  • ABC30 Fresno: 3 arrested, including 16-year-old, in deadly Visalia shooting
  • YourCentralValley.com: PD: 2 men, 1 teen arrested for Visalia deadly shooting
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