Leandro Iquite, 18, was shot in the head and later died after being lured to an apartment complex on Miramar Avenue in unincorporated San Leandro on October 8, 2023. Deputies and EMS found him about 10:45 p.m.; he was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Iquite was a resident of Redwood City.

Investigators say he was enticed to San Leandro by people he knew. Evidence collected by authorities indicates a plan began as early as June 2023 involving 18-year-old Yefry Aguilar Rubio, a 17-year-old female, and her 16-year-old brother. Arrest and search warrants executed on December 13, 2023, in Redwood City produced items tied to the homicide; Aguilar Rubio was already in custody on an unrelated matter and was arrested for Iquite’s murder. A subsequent search of a Fremont residence the suspects had visited turned up a stolen firearm and what officials describe as a large identity theft and fraud operation; occupants there were arrested and more evidence seized.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has submitted the matter to the District Attorney’s Office, recommending charges of conspiracy, carjacking, and homicide against the three primary suspects and asking that they be prosecuted as adults. If anyone knew Leandro or has information about his death, please come forward.