Pittsburg police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for an Oct. 29 shooting homicide that led to a second fatal shooting at the same location less than a week later.
Aaron Robinson, a 25-year-old Pittsburg resident, was arrested Tuesday for the murder of 22-year-old Dominique Thomas, also of Pittsburg.
The corner of West and 11th Streets, the scene of both shootings.
Thomas was shot to death on the corner of West 11th and West streets on Oct. 29 just before 7 p.m, police said. The shooting was the result of an ongoing feud between the two men, according to police.
According to police records, both men had been arrested prior to this incident. just a few days prior, on October 25, Dominique Thomas was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant, possibly related to an April 2013 arrest for street terrorism and assault. Aaron Robinson shows at least four arrests since 2009, for burglary, possession of stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon, DUI, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On the morning of Nov. 4, just six days after the murder of Thomas, police said 22-year-old Antioch resident Brian Adams came to the scene to visit a sidewalk memorial that was set up for Thomas.
While he was paying his respects to his friend, Adams saw 18-year-old Pittsburg resident Jose Pedroza-Corzo drive by in a car, and he shot Pedroza-Corzo in the head after mistaking him for somebody else, according to police. Adams was arrested in Martinez on Nov. 6 and confessed to the killing, according to police.
Police say Adams and Pedroza-Corzo did not know each other, and investigators declined to say whether either homicide was gang-related. Both Adams and Robinson are being held at County Jail in Martinez on $1 million bail.
These incidents are the second and third homicides in Pittsburg in 2014.
