Overview
- Multiple 911 calls reported gunfire near Central Avenue and Joseph Street on Tuesday afternoon around 4:19–4:20 p.m.
- Responding officers found a person gravely injured, provided trauma care, and the person later died, according to police.
- Fremont alerted Hayward police to a vehicle linked to the case, and Hayward officers briefly located it before the driver fled onto a freeway.
- Police declared the area an active scene and advised the public to avoid it for several hours during the initial response.
- No arrests have been announced, the victim's identity has not been released, and local reports differ on whether this is Fremont's first or second homicide of 2026.