On November 17, 2023, at approximately 4:47 p.m., Fremont Police Officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Walnut Ave for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived on scene, they located two adult male victims who sustained stab wounds. Officers on scene immediately began providing medical aid to both victims before they were transported to area hospitals. One victim (23-year-old male) remained in stable condition, while the other victim (30-year-old male) was in critical condition.
Officers obtained surveillance footage of the incident and interviewed multiple witnesses. They positively identified the suspect as Miguel Angel Villareal (28 years old, out of Fremont). Officers saturated the area and located Villareal several hours later after following up on several leads. Villareal was taken into custody without incident. Detectives from the Fremont PD Crimes Against Person(s) Unit responded to investigate.
Villareal has a lengthy criminal history, including an arrest for robbery, battery on a person inflicting serious bodily injury, resisting an officer, and related drug-related offenses. Villareal’s motivation for this crime is currently unknown and still under investigation.
Villareal was arrested for two counts of Penal Code 187(a)/664 – Attempted Murder. Villareal is set to be arraigned on November 22, 2023.
Detectives are still actively investigating this case. If you have information, please contact Detective M. Paiva at 790-6900 or [email protected].
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Incident: Suspect Attempted Murder
Date of Incident: November 17, 2023
Location: 4100 Block of Walnut Ave
Fremont Police Department report: #231117032
Media Contact: Sergeant Kim Macdonald, [email protected]
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