Woman fatally shot walking dog in San Leandro, suspect later arrested
SAN LEANDRO A woman walking her dogs with her boyfriend was fatally shot Thursday night and a suspect was later arrested in Dublin police reported Friday The boyfriend and the dogs were not injured police noted It was the second time in modern weeks that a person walking their dog was shot and killed in San Leandro Related Articles Bicycle gunman wounds man in Oakland Oakland UPS driver convicted of manslaughter not murder after trial where judge was accused of racial bias East Bay man arrested on automobile theft charges after leading police on multicounty pursuit ending in San Francisco East Bay police on alert for a doable large youth gathering on Friday Government identify slain parole agent suspected gunman in East Oakland shooting The shooting happened about p m Thursday near the intersection of East th Street and Williams Street Arriving officers uncovered the unresponsive woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound to her torso She was transported to a local hospital but later succumbed to her injuries No information was instantly disclosed about the woman including her age and place of residence The preliminary assessment revealed the victim and her boyfriend were walking their dogs in the block of East th Street when a automobile pulled over near them The suspect exited the automobile and accosted the couple After a brief interaction the suspect drew a firearm and shot the victim once in the torso The suspect then got back into his car and fled the scene Police disclosed in a news release that investigators learned through law enforcement channels that Dublin police had made an arrest in their jurisdiction just before midnight involving a suspect in possession of a firearm The circumstances leading up to that arrest and the descriptions of the arrestee and his wagon closely matched those from the San Leandro homicide the release declared but no other details were provided Following up on this lead San Leandro detectives were able to develop more evidence and ultimately place -year-old Rohith Sunil of San Jose under arrest on suspicion of murder the release noted He is being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail In the release police commented the San Leandro Police Department would like to express our immense appreciation for the police work and intelligence-sharing by the Dublin Police Department which enabled us to swiftly bring a homicide suspect to justice In the release police noted they recognize the parallels between this occurrence and last month s murder of another victim walking his dog and we acknowledge the populace safety concerns this may raise within the public Our study thus far has uncovered no connection between the two homicides or between the persons arrested in each affair We have also determined no basis to believe they are part of a mounting pattern While an arrest has been made police continued to urge anyone with additional information regarding this killing to contact police via any of the following methods Detective C Pricco at - - anonymous tip line at - - or Text-to-Tip at keyword TipSLPolice This is a emerging overview Check back for updates
