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Lafayette Homicide: Victim Identified, Suspect Held After Posts Named Him

Prosecutors are reviewing possible evidence from social media that may point to a targeted attack.

A vehicle from the Lafayette Police Department in Lafayette, Calif., on Sept. 28, 2021.
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Overview

  • Lafayette police, responding to a suspicious person call Saturday, found Christopher Jaber dead inside a Westminster Place home and arrested David Swank Prince walking nearby.
  • The sheriff identified Jaber as 34 years old, and jail records list Prince, 35, of Chico, in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility on $1 million bail.
  • Reporters surfaced Facebook posts from an account using Prince’s name that named Jaber, listed his address, and asked if someone could kill him, which investigators have not yet authenticated.
  • The district attorney is reviewing the case, and a KTVU legal analyst said any verified posts could support a premeditation theory or factor into a mental-capacity defense.
  • Officials have not released a motive or confirmed the weapon, with outlets reporting either stab wounds or a hatchet, in a city that police say has not seen a homicide in about 20 years.