Julio Sanchez Lopez, 24, of Santa Maria, was shot in the torso and died after being transported to Marian Regional Medical Center on June 3, 2025. Officers had responded just after 2:30 p.m. to a report of a stabbing in the 200 block of North Western Avenue and found two wounded men—Julio with a gunshot wound and another man, identified by authorities as Pedro Sanchez Rojas, with stab injuries. Pedro was expected to recover.

Investigators arrested a third man at the scene, identified as Josue Anguiano, 31, of Santa Maria. Prosecutors charged Anguiano on June 4, 2025 with one count of murder in connection with Julio Sanchez Lopez’s death, one count of attempted murder for the stabbing of Pedro Sanchez Rojas, resisting a peace officer with force, and multiple firearms offenses including possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. Authorities said he was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on $2 million bail and scheduled for arraignment on June 5, 2025.

An obituary and a community fundraiser say Julio was shot at home after returning from work and that a relative at the residence suffered minor injuries from the assailant’s knife; police reports confirm the dual shooting and stabbing during the same incident. Does anyone have information about Julio, Pedro, or the events on North Western Avenue that afternoon?