Detective Jacob Blass

That area right there is a busy street thoroughfare. I mean, you're coming off the freeway a few streets up, I mean, a ways, but that general area is a busy intersection. So you could hear car crashes there, horns honking. You could hear a whole lot of stuff. Personally, I think there are people that were probably out on the street, saw what happened and then ran.

That area right there is a busy street thoroughfare. I mean, you're coming off the freeway a few streets up, I mean, a ways, but that general area is a busy intersection. So you could hear car crashes there, horns honking. You could hear a whole lot of stuff. Personally, I think there are people that were probably out on the street, saw what happened and then ran.

And then we never either found them or they just didn't want to come forward.

And then we never either found them or they just didn't want to come forward.

Before that friend could get there, someone either drive by or walked up on him, accosted him and shot and killed him.

Before that friend could get there, someone either drive by or walked up on him, accosted him and shot and killed him.

He didn't have any kind of gang relation. There was nothing that led us to believe that anybody was out to get him. He just seemed like a real good kid that was at the wrong place at the wrong time, essentially.

He didn't have any kind of gang relation. There was nothing that led us to believe that anybody was out to get him. He just seemed like a real good kid that was at the wrong place at the wrong time, essentially.

This particular area in Fremont, I wouldn't designate even as a gang area. I just know that you have a location that you could drive by one of the main thoroughfares and you can look over and see some of their wearing the wrong color. Someone on the street saw that they might redirect and try to jam somebody up or confront them.

This particular area in Fremont, I wouldn't designate even as a gang area. I just know that you have a location that you could drive by one of the main thoroughfares and you can look over and see some of their wearing the wrong color. Someone on the street saw that they might redirect and try to jam somebody up or confront them.

And so the Northerners would usually wear like the red colors, and then the Southerners would usually be wearing around blue. Back in the day, if you talked to someone that was a Norteno at that time, it would be hard-pressed to get any kind of information saying they were part of a gang.

And so the Northerners would usually wear like the red colors, and then the Southerners would usually be wearing around blue. Back in the day, if you talked to someone that was a Norteno at that time, it would be hard-pressed to get any kind of information saying they were part of a gang.

Back in the day, though, if you talked to a Serrano or a Southerner, they would be all proud about it and say, yeah, I belong to the Southern gang. I'm Serrano from LA. I came up here. This is where I live. So they'd be very apparent and upfront with you and be honest with you.

Back in the day, though, if you talked to a Serrano or a Southerner, they would be all proud about it and say, yeah, I belong to the Southern gang. I'm Serrano from LA. I came up here. This is where I live. So they'd be very apparent and upfront with you and be honest with you.

I mean, you'd be surprised throughout the United States how many people are just innocent bystanders that just happen to be in the wrong place. Like, they didn't know this was a gang area.

I mean, you'd be surprised throughout the United States how many people are just innocent bystanders that just happen to be in the wrong place. Like, they didn't know this was a gang area.

We had already had a homicide in January 25th, 2007, that we believe was most likely a gang-related homicide. So when this one came out in April, we thought possibly it could be gang-related.

We had already had a homicide in January 25th, 2007, that we believe was most likely a gang-related homicide. So when this one came out in April, we thought possibly it could be gang-related.

We had an individual who was believed to have been associated possibly to a Southern or Sereno gang. And it was believed that he possibly was being chased down and he was attacked by, we believe, possibly some Norteño gang members just because he was in the wrong area at the wrong time. He was struck in the head with an object and he later died at the hospital.

We had an individual who was believed to have been associated possibly to a Southern or Sereno gang. And it was believed that he possibly was being chased down and he was attacked by, we believe, possibly some Norteño gang members just because he was in the wrong area at the wrong time. He was struck in the head with an object and he later died at the hospital.