May 18, 2022
Contact: Ted Asregadoo, 925-957-8638
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Murder Charge Filed Against Unhoused Concord Man
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office files a murder charge against a homeless man in Concord -- plus an enhancement for intentionally firing a handgun that killed a Walnut Creek resident.
29-year-old Guadalupe Jose Robles is currently in the Martinez Detention Facility for the murder of 25-year-old Shafi Kevin Qasimi. Mr. Robles was unhoused and camped in a creek area near Diamond Boulevard and Willow Pass Road in Concord when the incident occurred.
On May 5th, 2022, Robles got into an altercation with Qasimi — who went by the nickname, “Active.” Robles believed that Qasimi used Bear spray on Robles’ friend earlier that day and threatened to do the same to Robles during the argument. At one point, Qasimi walked away from Robles’s campsite, while Robles and two others followed him. Robles was handed a small handgun -- which has not been recovered -- and he fired one shot that hit Qasimi in the head, killing him.
Robles and others used a stolen vehicle to move Qasimi’s body from Concord to Oakland in the Grizzly Peak area -- where it was eventually found by Oakland Police on May 12th after receiving a 911 call from an individual who was sightseeing with his family.
Robles' arraignment was scheduled for today at 1:30 pm in Martinez.
Docket Number: 01-22-00577
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