The Pleasant Hill Police Department announced that in March, a suspect in a 2023 homicide was found guilty of first degree murder.
In March of 2026, Barocio Jr.’s murder trial began in Contra Costa County Superior Court. On April 8, 2026, Barocio Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder and will be sentenced in June 2026.
On April 3, 2023, PHPD officers responded to the parking lot in front of Farrington’s Bar for the report of a shooting. Officers found a 37-year-old Oscar Laredo-Arellano, deceased in the parking lot from a gunshot wound and determined he had been shot following an argument. Andre Barocio Jr. was identified as the suspect in the shooting. In May of 2023, PHPD detectives, with the help of federal law enforcement and Mexican state police, located Barocio Jr. in Mexico. Barocio Jr. was arrested and returned to the United States for trial.
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May 2023 – Pleasant Hill Police Announce Arrests in April 3 Fatal Shooting: DA’s Office: Hercules Man Faces Murder Charge in Pleasant Hill Shooting
Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has filed a two-count felony complaint against a Hercules man for the murder of 37-year-old Oscar Arellano Laredo in Pleasant Hill on April 3rd.
Around 1:15 am, Pleasant Hill Police received reports of shots fired on the 1900 block of Contra Costa Boulevard. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Mr. Laredo lying on the ground in a parking lot with a gunshot wound to his head. Emergency medical personnel arrived shortly after and pronounced Mr. Laredo deceased at the scene.
An investigation into the incident revealed that a dispute in a nearby bar involving friends of the shooter and victim preceded the shooting. Witnesses also reported the suspect fled in a vehicle shortly after the murder. Police were able to identify the vehicle and its owner – who matched witness descriptions of the shooter – as 34-year-old Andre Aaron Barocio. Law enforcement officials in Mexico arrested Barocio on May 21st and he was transported back to the Bay Area where he was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on May 25th. His arraignment is scheduled for May 26th in Martinez.
In addition to the murder charge [PC187(a)], Barocio faces a second felony [PC29800(a)(1)] for possessing a firearm by a felon and a special allegation for the personal and intentional discharge of a firearm [PC12022.53(d)].
Co-defendant 32-year-old Angelo Martinez Delacruz of Antioch was arraigned on assault with a firearm [PC245(a)(2)] and has a court date set for a preliminary hearing on June 1st in Martinez.
- Case No. 01-23-01411| The People of the State of California v. Barocio, Andre
- Case No. 01-23-01292 | The People of the State of California v. Delacruz, Angelo Martinez
