Full Notification

On August 17, 2020 at approximately 6:00 am, Gilroy police officers responded to the 7700 block of Murray Avenue on the report of a female screaming for help.  When officers arrived, they found a severely beaten adult female inside the residence.  The suspect had already fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle.  Officers immediately summoned medical aid and the victim was transported to a local trauma center where she later died as a result of her injuries.

The suspect was determined to be the victim’s boyfriend, Izaak Ruben Bermea (49). 

Gilroy Police Detectives, with the help of regionalized task forces and several outside agencies, began an extensive search for Bermea.  On August 18^th, Bermea was located at a residence in Merced, CA.  He was subsequently arrested without incident at approximately 5:00 pm and transported back to Gilroy.  The victim’s vehicle was also located and brought back to Gilroy.
 
Bermea was later booked into the Santa Clara Jail for homicide.
 
Please contact Detective Silva at 408-846-0335 with any further information. Refer to case 20-3753.

Parties wishing to remain anonymous may call our Tip Line at 408-846-0330.

The Gilroy Police Department would like to remind everyone about the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Hotline, available 24 hours a day, at 408-279-2962.

Additional resources are available by clicking or pasting the following link:
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/dcss/Documents/Com-Resrcs-for-Dom-Violence.pdf