A long-dormant San José homicide case just lurched back to life after detectives say fresh evidence tied a Roseville man to a 2012 shooting outside a downtown restaurant.
Officers arrested 43-year-old Dario Trevino in Roseville on Jan. 13 and booked him into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of homicide in the Feb. 26, 2012 killing of 33-year-old Anthony Fernando Salazar, according to SFGATE. The deadly confrontation began as a fight outside Carlos Goldstein’s in the 1100 block of Murphy Avenue, where officers found three men suffering from gunshot wounds and a woman who had been assaulted.
SFGATE reports that Trevino was transported from Roseville to Santa Clara County following his arrest and is being held without bail at the Main Jail.
How Investigators Say They Linked the Gun
San José police say the breakthrough came when detectives reopened the case after evidence from a March 2012 firearm seizure by San Leandro police was matched to the Murphy Avenue shooting. From there, the San José Police Department and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit spent years, through 2025, working to positively identify Trevino and then coordinated with Roseville officers to track him down and arrest him, according to the San José Police Department.
Officials’ Reaction
San José Police Chief Paul Joseph said, “Our detectives close cases regardless of how much time has passed.” Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen added, “Cold cases aren’t always solved with DNA,” and said, “sometimes, it just takes good, old-fashioned tenacity and teamwork to get justice,” according to the department’s release.
Legal Status and Next Steps
Trevino was booked on suspicion of homicide and, per SFGATE, remains held without bail at the Santa Clara County Main Jail. Prosecutors with the county District Attorney’s Cold Case Unit assisted in identifying him. Formal charges, arraignment dates, and court filings had not yet been posted at the time of the latest updates…