UPDATE: TCSO Detectives Arrest One for Dinuba Shooting
June 17, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that just after 5:30 p.m. on June 13, 2025, TCSO Deputies were called to the Country Market at 38408 on Road 80 near Dinuba for a shooting victim. When they arrived, Deputies learned the victim was pistol-whipped and then shot in the left leg. He was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, 23-year-old Gilberto Lopez Mendez, was later found and taken into custody. The gun, which was converted to be a fully automatic and large capacity magazine, was also found.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Sergeant J. Rose or Detective Corey Sailer with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at (559) 733-6218. Or, they can remain anonymous by calling or texting (559) 725-4194 or through email at: mailto:tcso@tipnow.com.
Source & photos: Tulare County Sheriff's Office