Casey Lyn Way, 41, was fatally shot while walking with her boyfriend and their two dogs on East 14th Street near Williams Street in San Leandro late on the night of July 17, 2025. According to investigators, a stranger first approached and asked directions and whether they were in Oakland. The conversation turned to a red bandana she was wearing, and the man produced a black pistol, racked the slide, and fired at close range. Paramedics were unable to save her; her boyfriend and the dogs were not injured. Investigators recovered a 9mm casing and round at the scene and say surveillance footage and witness accounts corroborate the sequence of events described by prosecutors.

Police detained 21-year-old Rohith Sunil of San Jose in Dublin within hours after a report of a suspicious vehicle; officers reported finding a 9mm handgun, black clothing, and a ski mask in the car. The Alameda County District Attorney filed murder charges and firearms-related enhancements on July 22, 2025, and prosecutors also charged assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded firearm in public. Authorities said they do not believe this shooting is connected to another fatal dog-walking shooting in San Leandro the previous month, and no additional suspects have been announced.

Did anyone see Casey or the cars in that area that night who hasn’t spoken with investigators?