Livermore Murder Suspect Who Apparently Fled To Mexico Is Caught, Extradited to Face Justice

– A suspect in a double homicide at a Livermore hotel has been arrested in Mexico and extradited back to Alameda County, according to the Livermore Police Department.

Yonston Vazquez, 31, of Oakland, was taken into custody on August 20, 2025, around 6:30 a.m. with help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was booked later that night into Santa Rita Jail on two counts of homicide.

The arrest follows a 16-month investigation into a shooting that occurred on April 27, 2024, at the La Quinta Inn on Southfront Road. Officers responding around 6:45 a.m. found a 26-year-old woman from Oakland and a 21-year-old man from Hayward fatally shot inside a hotel room. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene…

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