A simple trespassing call in Hayward ended with two men in custody in connection with a fatal Fremont shooting, and both are now being held at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide.
Authorities identified the suspects as 19-year-old Kaleb Soto and 42-year-old Ricardo Duran, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Chronicle reports that Hayward officers responded to a call on April 4, then booked both men into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide. Citing jail records, the outlet says both face gang-violence allegations, and Soto is additionally accused of personal use of a firearm. Both were being held without bail, the Chronicle reports.
Scene And Timeline
The shooting happened the afternoon of Feb. 3 in Fremont’s Centerville neighborhood, near Central Avenue and Joseph Street, after multiple 911 callers reported gunfire. A press release from the Fremont Police Department says officers arrived to find a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and provided trauma care at the scene. The victim later died, and detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit took over the investigation.
How Officers Connected The Suspects
Police did not immediately make arrests at the Fremont scene, and investigators spent weeks canvassing the area and reviewing evidence. Law enforcement sources told the Chronicle that Hayward officers, responding to a trespassing complaint on April 4, recognized two people as persons of interest in the Fremont case. That recognition led to their detention and transfer to Alameda County custody.
Alleged Gang Ties
Court filings described in coverage summarized by Patch allege the suspects are connected to a Decoto subset of the Norteño street gang and say the shooting followed an on-street confrontation. The filings, as quoted in that reporting, describe a fight outside a nearby convenience store and allege that one suspect chased and shot a man who tried to run away.
Legal Status And Investigation
Fremont police have called the case an active investigation and asked anyone with information or video to contact the department’s tip line. The agency noted this is Fremont’s second homicide of 2026. Detectives and prosecutors are continuing to review evidence while Soto and Duran remain in custody at Santa Rita Jail pending formal charging decisions, according to the department’s release.
