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San Jose Arrests Dario Trevino in 2012 Cold-Case Killing

Investigators say ballistic testing tied a gun seized in a separate San Leandro case to the San Jose shooting.

Overview

  • Trevino, 43, was arrested Jan. 13 in Roseville and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of homicide, where he is being held without bail.
  • The Feb. 26, 2012 confrontation outside Carlos Goldstein’s at 1150 Murphy Ave. left 33-year-old Anthony Fernando Salazar dead and two other men and a woman injured.
  • A firearm seized by San Leandro police in March 2012 emerged as potential evidence in 2017, directing investigators to Trevino.
  • San Jose detectives and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit completed investigative work last year that identified Trevino as the homicide suspect.
  • Officials have not accounted for the years-long gap between identifying Trevino and the arrest, as the district attorney emphasized tenacity and teamwork rather than DNA in the case.