On May 10, 2024, 46-year-old Modesto resident Bryan Tenbrink was fatally shot shortly after 3 p.m. on the 400 block of Kerr Avenue following a reported verbal argument. A bystander transported Tenbrink to a nearby ambulance before deputies arrived, and medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

Detectives traced aspects of the investigation to Chico, where two people were arrested on the night of May 16, 2024. Michael Tidmarsh, 48, was taken into custody on suspicion of murdering Tenbrink; Brandy Brown was arrested on a charge of being an accessory after the fact. Tidmarsh is being held without bail and Brown’s bail was set at $20,000. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate.

Does anyone in Modesto or Chico have information about the argument on Kerr Avenue or the events that followed that could help the investigation?