Photo: File photo of Lamberto Paheco | Hanford PD
Originally Published By: Hanford Police Officer’s Association
“On 1/13/23 at about 4:02 PM Officers from the Hanford Police Department were dispatched to the 200 Block of West Ivy St for a report of a shooting. The reporting parties stated at least one male was down in the roadway. Upon officer’s arrival they located the victim, a Hispanic male adult, laying in the street suffering from two gunshot wounds.
The victim was identified as Isais Vasquez. Vazquez was transported to Kaweah Hospital in Visalia. Detectives were able to identify the shooter as 18-year-old Lamberto Paheco. Detectives authored an arrest warrant for Pacheco and he was arrested on January 18th and booked into the Kings County Jail for PC 664/187 (attempted homicide).
This case is still being investigated and it is believed to be gang related. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Fogal from the Hanford Police Department.”