Chap Narypech, 42, was fatally shot in Stockton, California, in the early hours of July 5, 2026. Officers responding to reports of a man shot on the 200 block of East March Lane in the Lakeview District arrived around 12:15 a.m. and found Narypech with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead.

No suspects had been identified and no arrests were reported at the time of the initial announcements. Investigators treated this as one of two separate, unrelated homicides that night; another fatal shooting occurred around 3 a.m. in the Bear Creek District. The Stockton Police Department opened a homicide investigation into Narypech’s death, and information about motive or suspects has not been released.

The case remains open and the family is left without answers. Anyone with information about Narypech or the shooting on East March Lane is asked to come forward.