Overview
- Police say Richard Hocking, 93, called 911 just after 12:20 a.m. to surrender in a shopping-center lot near Mowry Avenue and Blacow Road.
- Officers found his 86-year-old wife dead in the passenger seat and recovered a firearm inside the vehicle.
- Detectives say Hocking provided a statement explaining his actions, though investigators have not disclosed a motive.
- He was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of homicide with a gun enhancement and is being held without bail, with arraignment set for Wednesday.
- Fremont police describe the killing as an isolated incident, note it as the city’s first homicide of 2026, and say the DA is reviewing the case.