Overview
- Police say Richard Hocking, 93, called 911 just after midnight and waited for officers at a shopping-center lot near Mowry Avenue and Blacow Road.
- Officers found his 86-year-old spouse dead in the front passenger seat, with a firearm recovered inside the vehicle.
- Detectives say Hocking provided a statement at the station explaining his reasoning, though authorities have not disclosed details.
- He was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder with a gun enhancement, is held without bail, and is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday.
- Fremont police identify the killing as the city’s first homicide of 2026 and request information from witnesses and the public.