Travis Chaney, 39, was shot and killed inside a home in Ivanhoe, California, on the evening of January 19, 2021—his birthday. Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported shooting just after 9 p.m. in the 15800 block of Azalea Avenue and found Chaney suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Family described him as a loving father to four children—Tyler, Keyon, Khairi, and Mischa—and close to his mother Deidre and sister Kylee; a memorial fundraiser called the death senseless and said it happened while he was trying to do the right thing.

Investigators say an argument between family members preceded the shooting. Homicide detectives quickly identified a 17-year-old male suspect who was not related to Chaney and who reportedly used a rifle. The teen was tracked to Visalia, arrested after surveillance at a home in the 900 block of West Ashland Avenue, and by January 2021 was in custody as the case moved through the legal system.

Does anyone have information about Chaney, the gathering that night, or the events leading up to the shooting?