Arrests Made in Fatal Fremont Shooting

A Fremont homicide case that had been hanging open since early February just got a major break. Police say two men tied to the fatal shooting near Central Avenue and Joseph Street are now in custody. The twist is that the arrests did not come from a dramatic raid or a public tip line breakthrough. They came after Hayward officers answered a trespassing call and recognized the men Fremont detectives had already been tracking. ### What happened in Fremont? The shooting happened on February 3, 2026, at about 4:19 p.m. near Central Avenue and Joseph Street. Fremont officers got multiple 911 calls, arrived within minutes, and found a victim on the ground. They gave trauma care at the scene, but the victim died from the injuries. Police later described it as Fremont’s second homicide of 2026. (fremontpolice.gov) ### Who was arrested? Fremont police identified the two suspects as Kaleb Soto, 19, and Ricardo Duran, 42. Both were detained on April 4, 2026, after Hayward police responded to a trespassing call and recognized them as people of interest in the Fremont killing. Fremont investigators then took custody of both men, and police say they were later booked on warrants for homicide under California Penal Code 187. (fremontpolice.gov) ### Why did the Hayward call matter? Basically, it gave detectives the opening they needed. Fremont’s Crimes Against Persons Unit had already been working the case and had identified the men they believed were involved. But identifying suspects and physically getting them into custody are different steps. The Hayward detention closed that gap — officers had the right people in front of them, Fremont moved in, and the homicide case advanced immediately. (fremontpolice.gov) ### Do we know who the victim was? Yes. Reporting tied to court records identified the victim as Fernando Campos-Diaz. That same reporting said the shooting happened near a 7-Eleven in the Central Avenue and Joseph Street area. Fremont’s public update on the arrests did not name the victim in the short release, but earlier local coverage and court-based reporting filled in that part of the picture. (fremontpolice.gov) ### What do investigators think led to the shooting? This is where the case gets more specific, but also more dependent on court records rather than the police summary release. Patch, citing East Bay Times reporting on those records, said Duran and Soto were accused of being tied to the Decoto gang, a Norteño subset in Union City, and that the shooting followed a confrontation with members of a rival group. The account says the fight escalated, a gun was retrieved, and Campos-Diaz was shot as he ran. (patch.com) Those are allegations tied to charging documents — not a final court finding. ### Why is the timing notable? Because the arrests happened a month ago, on April 4, but Fremont police publicly announced the update on May 7. That means the visible “news” this week is really the public confirmation that the case moved from an unsolved homicide to a charged one. In practical terms, that is a big shift — the investigation is no longer just asking who did it. It now has named defendants and a prosecutable theory of the case. (patch.com) ### Is the case finished now? No. An arrest is not the end of a homicide case — it is the start of the court fight. Prosecutors still have to prove the allegations, defense lawyers will test the evidence, and more details usually come out through filings and hearings. Fremont police are also still asking witnesses or anyone with information to contact investigators or send anonymous tips. (fremontpolice.gov) ### Bottom line The big change is simple: a fatal Fremont shooting from February now has two named homicide suspects in custody. But the more revealing part is how it happened — months of detective work, then a seemingly routine Hayward trespassing call that snapped the case into place. (fremontpolice.gov)