Livermore Transient Wanted On Attempted Murder, Robbery Warrant Surrenders

LIVERMORE, CA — A 23-year-old transient wanted following a shooting during an apparent drug transaction in Livermore on Tuesday night has surrendered to police. Robert Delarosa turned himself in to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin Sunday night, police said.

Investigators had been seeking Delarosa on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery in connection with the shooting that left a man in critical condition.

Officers who responded to reports of a shooting at 7:39 p.m. Tuesday found 28-year-old James Jewell of Concord suffering from a single gunshot wound in the area of Highland Avenue and Valley View Way, according to police.

Jewell was transported to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said. Detectives who investigated the shooting determined that Jewell came to Livermore to take part in a drug transaction with Blake Wayne Hansen, 25, of Concord, Alexander James Diaz, 23, of Salida in Stanislaus County, and Delarosa, in a parking lot on North Livermore Avenue, according to police.

Jewell got into a vehicle with Hansen, Diaz and Delarosa, and they all left the parking lot together, but Jewell was shot once he was inside the vehicle, police said. Jewell was then pushed out of the vehicle in the area of Highland Street and Valley View Way and Hansen, Diaz and Delarosa fled the area, according to police.

Detectives found Hansen in Concord a few hours after the shooting and took him into custody without incident. Diaz was contacted and arrested on Wednesday, police said. Delarosa was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery, according to police.

The vehicle that was used in the crime has been recovered and impounded, according to police.

An update on Jewell's condition was not available.

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Bay City News contributed to this report
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