A Vallejo man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Antioch on Sunday night, police said.

The Antioch Police Department said Stockton officers arrested 37-year-old Jesus Soto on Tuesday for homicide. Evidence was reportedly collected from a vehicle Soto was in at the time.

The arrest followed a search warrant executed Monday at an undisclosed Vallejo address, where investigators allegedly seized evidence linked to the case, Antioch police said.

The shooting was reported around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday near Cobblestone Drive and Flagstone Drive. Officers arriving at the scene found Richard Morello Jr., 27, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts.

Police did not immediately disclose the motive fo

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