"The shooting happened about 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at the homeless encampment along a railroad right-of-way in the 30000 block of San Antonio Street. Authorities said both men lived at the camp and had been involved in a dispute of some kind. A witness told police Berber Zavala ran into the camp followed by two men, one later identified as Rodriguez Cazares."
"When Berber Zavala slipped and fell, Rodriguez Cazares took a rifle from the other man with him and allegedly fired several shots at Berber Zavala as he got up and ran off, the documents say. The victim, who was wounded at least once, was able to make it to a nearby business, where police and paramedics were called. He died later at a hospital."
"Police were subsequently able to identify Rodriguez Cazares as the suspected shooter and he was arrested Tuesday in Hayward. He was being held without bail at Santa Rita Jail and is scheduled to enter a plea Sept. 18. The second suspect is being sought. Police said Friday in a news release about the homicide that they did not release information at the time of the incident "to protect the integrity of the investigation, to preserve the unconventional crime scene, and to prevent the suspect's flight from justice.""
A fatal shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at a homeless encampment along a railroad right-of-way in the 30000 block of San Antonio Street. Both the 49-year-old suspect and the 43-year-old victim lived at the camp and had been involved in a dispute. A witness reported the victim ran into the camp followed by two men; after the victim slipped, the suspect allegedly took a rifle and fired as the victim fled. The wounded victim reached a nearby business and later died at a hospital. Rodriguez Cazares was arrested and held without bail; a second suspect is being sought. Police withheld details initially to protect the investigation. The killing is Hayward's sixth homicide this year.
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