Search Continues for Tulare County Homicide Suspect

(Photo courtesy:  Tulare County Sheriff’s Office)

(KMJ) – The search continues for the man believed responsible for gunning down a woman following a weekend argument in Woodville.

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Ruben Sanchez (pictured below) shot and killed 30-year-old Rachel Martinez at a home near Avenue 168 and Road 166 around 8:30 Saturday night.  Deputies say Sanchez then fled the scene and is possibly headed toward Oregon or Washington state.

The Sheriff’s Office considers Sanchez armed and dangerous.  And Deputies ask anyone who spots him to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6218.