Arrests in Fremont Fatal Shooting

Fremont police said on May 7 that two men had been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting reported three months earlier in the city’s Centerville area. The case began on February 3, when officers responded to multiple 911 calls about gunfire near Central Avenue and Joseph Street at about 4:19 p.m., according to a department release. Officers found one victim on the ground, rendered trauma care and the victim later died, police said. The department identified the case as Fremont’s second homicide of 2026. ### How were the suspects found months after the shooting? April 4 became the break in the case, according to Fremont police. Hayward police officers were responding to a trespassing call when they detained several people and recognized two of them — 19-year-old Kaleb Soto and 42-year-old Ricardo Duran — as persons of interest in the Fremont homicide investigation, Fremont police said. (fremontpolice.gov) Fremont investigators then took custody of Soto and Duran in coordination with Hayward police, the department said. Both men were later booked on warrants for homicide under California Penal Code 187, according to the May 7 release. Fremont police thanked Hayward officers for what the department called their “partnership and collaboration” on the case. (fremontpolice.gov) ### Where did the shooting happen, and what do police say occurred? February 3 at about 4:19 p.m. is the time Fremont police gave for the shooting near Central Avenue and Joseph Street. Patrol officers arrived within minutes after multiple callers reported gunfire, the department said. The victim was found in the street area near the intersection and was treated at the scene before dying from the injuries, police said. (fremontpolice.gov) Authorities have not publicly released the victim’s name in the materials reviewed, and the department’s public statement did not describe a motive or say whether the suspects knew the victim. ### Who are the two men police arrested? (fremontpolice.gov) Kaleb Soto, 19, and Ricardo Duran, 42, were named by Fremont police as the two men arrested in the case. Bay City News, in a report carried by SFGATE, said both were taken into custody in Hayward on April 4 and booked on suspicion of homicide. Patch reported that investigators had identified the two men as suspects and secured warrants before the Hayward detention. (fremontpolice.gov) Fremont police did not say in the release when those warrants were issued, and court records were not cited in the department statement. ### How unusual was this killing for Fremont this year? Fremont police said the February 3 case was the city’s second homicide of 2026. (fremontpolice.gov) The department’s transparency portal lists a January 3, 2026 homicide in the 5000 block of Mowry Avenue and the February 3 homicide near Central Avenue and Joseph Street among incidents of public interest for the year. (patch.com) The portal also shows several homicide investigations in 2025 and earlier years, but the department did not provide broader year-to-date crime trend data in the arrest release. Any assessment of a wider pattern would require additional police or city statistics beyond the materials published with this case update. ### What have police asked the public to do now? (fremontpolice.gov) Fremont police said the investigation is continuing and asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information to contact the department at (510) 790-6900. The department also said it accepts anonymous tips by text — “Tip FremontPD” followed by a short message to 888-777 — or through its online tip system. (fremontpolice.gov) May 7 is the latest public update posted by the department on this homicide. Any next public step is likely to come through Fremont police releases, court filings involving Soto and Duran, or additional statements from Alameda County prosecutors if charges proceed. (fremontpolice.gov)