Suspect Arrested After Fremont Shooting

- Fremont police said officers responded to a reported shooting near Corrigan Drive and Eggers Drive on May 13 and later arrested one suspected shooter. - Police said the victim was found at home with non-life-threatening injuries, and San Jose officers helped detain multiple people at 9:47 p.m. - Fremont police asked witnesses to contact the Investigations Unit at (510) 790-6900 or submit anonymous tips as the case continues.

Fremont police said a reported shooting near Corrigan Drive and Eggers Drive on May 13 left one person injured and led to the arrest of one suspected shooter later that night. Officers were dispatched at about 6:17 p.m. after multiple callers reported a fight involving several males in the area, according to a Fremont Police Department press release. The victim was not found when officers first arrived, police said, but was later located at his home nearby with injuries described as non-life-threatening. By 9:47 p.m., police said, Fremont investigators and San Jose officers had detained multiple people and arrested one person for an alleged role as the shooter. ### Where did the shooting happen, and when did officers get the call? Corrigan Drive and Eggers Drive were the location identified by Fremont police in the department’s account of the shooting. The call came in at approximately 6:17 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, according to the police release. NBC Bay Area reported the same location and time, citing police. (nextdoor.com) Multiple callers reported a group of males fighting just before gunfire was reported, Fremont police said. NBC Bay Area described the group as teenagers, citing authorities, though the police release itself referred more broadly to “a group of males.” ### Why wasn’t the victim found at the scene? Fremont police said officers initially arrived and could not locate a victim in the area. (nextdoor.com) The injured person was later found at his home nearby, police said, after officers began interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance. Police said the victim’s injuries were non-life-threatening. The department said its Real Time Information Center helped identify a possible suspect vehicle leaving the area. That detail, included in both the Fremont police release and NBC Bay Area’s report, helped explain how investigators shifted from the original scene to a vehicle search. ### How did the arrest happen in San Jose? (nextdoor.com) San Jose became part of the investigation later that evening, according to Fremont police. Investigators said they tracked down the involved vehicle there and then obtained a search warrant. At approximately 9:47 p.m., Fremont police said San Jose Police’s Mobile Emergency Response Group and Equipment unit served the warrant and detained multiple subjects. (nextdoor.com) Fremont investigators then took custody of those detainees and arrested one person for what the department described as a role as the shooter. Police did not identify the arrested person in the release that was publicly posted. ### What have police said about motive or charges? Fremont police did not publicly describe a motive in the release on the case. The department also did not list formal charges, the age of the victim, or whether the people detained in San Jose were later released or booked. Case number 260513025 was included in the police release, which identified the incident as a shooting investigation. (nextdoor.com) Police said the case was resolved through work by the department’s Patrol and Special Operations divisions, with assistance from the San Jose Police Department. ### What information are investigators still asking the public to provide? (nextdoor.com) Fremont police said anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about it should contact the department’s Investigations Unit at (510) 790-6900. The department also said it accepts anonymous tips by text using “Tip FremontPD” to 888-777 and through its online tip system. (nextdoor.com) The next public updates are likely to come through Fremont police case filings, booking records or a subsequent department release. As of the department’s posted statement, the investigation remained active and police were still seeking witness information. (nextdoor.com)

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