A shooting in the 5400 block of Billing Road in Alpaugh, California, on the evening of March 26, 2026, left 62-year-old Hispanic man Eddie Garcia dead. Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 7:30 p.m. and found Garcia with a gunshot wound. Deputies and emergency medical personnel began life-saving efforts but Garcia was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit is leading the investigation. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone in Alpaugh that night saw or heard anything, or has information about Eddie Garcia’s last known movements, please consider reaching out to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.