On October 27, 2024, at about 1:00 a.m., Tulare County deputies found 25-year-old Angel Cruz Puga of Farmersville lying on the ground in the 29100 block of Road 166 with blunt force injuries and a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was beaten severely and shot; an autopsy later determined the fatal injuries were from the blunt force trauma.

After an investigation that included multiple search warrants and interviews, detectives identified six people alleged to be responsible: 20-year-old Landon Woods of Exeter, 18-year-old Eric Bullard of Tulare, 22-year-old Matthew Makert of Visalia, one 17-year-old male and two 16-year-old males. In the early hours of November 7, coordinated law enforcement actions led to the arrest of all six. The adults were booked into the county detention facility and the juveniles into juvenile detention, each facing homicide charges.

Does anyone have information about the Halloween party or saw activity on Road 166 that night?