Francisco Valencia, 30, was found dead from gunshot wounds in the early hours of July 22, 2023, on Road 148 in Delano, California. Deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office responded to the shooting at about 1 a.m. and pronounced Valencia, a Delano resident, deceased at the scene.

Investigators later identified 32-year-old Martinez Lombera of Earlimart as the primary suspect. Lombera was arrested in Delano on October 12, 2023, after a brief pursuit by Delano Police Officers and was transferred to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. He was already on Sheriff Boudreaux’s Top Ten Most Wanted List in connection with a 2022 kidnapping and was being held without bail on charges tied to both that prior case and Valencia’s murder.

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to contact them at (559) 733-6218, submit an anonymous tip through TipNow at (559) 725-4194, or email [email protected]. If readers knew Francisco or have information about what happened, please come forward.