August 26, 2026 – Monterey County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they are continuing its investigation into a 
homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in King City.
On Sunday, August 23, 2026, shortly after midnight, officers from the King City Police Department and deputies from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunshots heard in the area of the Hartnell College satellite campus in King City.
Responding law enforcement personnel located a person suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in the area of 2nd Street and Lynn Street. Despite emergency response efforts, the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office has identified the decedent as 42-year-old Omar Tellitud Chavez of King City.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office is leading the homicide investigation. Detectives continue to ask anyone who may have witnessed or heard anything related to the incident to come forward. Investigators are also asking residents and businesses in the area to check surveillance cameras, doorbell cameras, or other video systems for any footage that may be related to the investigation.
Anyone with information or potentially relevant video footage is asked to contact Detective Erik Schumacher at 831-755-3796 or Detective Sergeant Nicholas Kennedy at 831-755-3773.
Information may also be submitted anonymously through the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office online Anonymous Crime Tip form: www.countyofmonterey.gov/.../anonymous-crime-tip
Information can be provided anonymously.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No additional information is being released at this time.
Source: Monterey County Sheriff’s Office