The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office today filed a murder charge against a homeless man in Concord — plus an enhancement for intentionally firing a handgun that killed a 25-year-old.
The following is from the Contra Costa District Attorney:
29-year-old Guadalupe Jose Robles is currently in the Martinez Detention Facility for the murder of 25-year-old Shafi Qasimi. Robles was homeless and camped in a creek area near Diamond Boulevard and Willow Pass Road in Concord when the incident occurred.
On May 5, 2022, Robles got into an altercation with Qasimi — who went by the nickname, “Active.” Robles believed that Qasimi used Bear spray on Robles’ friend earlier that day and threatened to do the same to Robles during the argument. At one point, Qasimi walked away from Robles’s campsite, while Robles and two others followed him. Robles was handed a small handgun — which has not been recovered — and he fired one shot that hit Qasimi in the head, killing him.
Robles and others used a stolen vehicle to move Qasimi’s body from Concord to Oakland in the Grizzly Peak area — where it was eventually found by Oakland Police after receiving a 911 call from an individual who was sightseeing with his family.
The suspects who helped move the body have not been named.
Who is the Walnut Creek resident. If Shafi Qasimi is then why was he in the homeless camp in Concord?
Are we sure this is not a homeless person from Mexico???
I knew “active” he thought he was a super hardcore gangster who ended up turning PC because he told on people while locked up, but the guy had a mouth he thought he was all that, imagine Joe Pesci in the movie Casino…. He probably was talking smack and didnt know who he was talking to…. Theres consequences for disrespecting people especially in front of their friends, it was only a matter of time before his big mouth got him into some real trouble… Honestly the dude just needed a good ass whipping, no one deserves to be shot in the back of the head while walking away… That’s a cowards way of handling business.
This the same group of sacred homeless people that are currently camped out in front of concord PD ? You know, the poor individuals that are just down on their luck and all they need are more “services” and housing? And where are the charges for the accomplices? Why is their information being withheld? What a joke!!!
Active has family that lives in walnut creek. His family could use prayers.
Look at that, the DA actually files charges against people when they commit a crime! I’m sure they will be out next week.
I guess Becton is starting to get a little worries about the upcoming election! What a joke! Vote Mary Knox for DA!!!
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I wonder how much dust Becton had to dust off the “How to prosecute “ manual? Yep must be election time if she is acting like she is working
Sounds like Becton is trying to sound tough on crime as the election gets closer. Don’t be fooled. This is the same DA Becton that decided to not prosecute “first time criminals” (https://contracostaherald.com/contra-costa-da-becton-wont-prosecute-certain-first-time-criminals/), which translates to keep the amount you steal at one time to less than $300 and never have to go to jail. No wonder smash and grabs have gotten so popular. It’s outrageous, egregious and preposterous!
It’s time to put a prosecutor in the position of DA – elect Mary Knox for Contra Costa DA on June 6th
I thought the victim was a female..
Homeless have guns, criminals have guns, illegals have guns.
Keep guns out of the hands of people who are not responsible.
As for the DA, too little too late.
ok you say illegals have guns what about the rest dont exclude whites blacks the other racis couse they have guns too dont try to pin this only on illegals.
Lock these lunies up and throw away the key.
Let’s go Brandon.
DA Becton will be prosecuting crimes until June 7th (the election) and then will will resume doing nothing
Exactly
It’s OUTRAGEOUS, EGREGIOUS, and PREPOSTEROUS
She’s gotta go!
Concord’s growing tent city homeless camp is on the vacant lot on Mt. Diablo Street between Oak and Laguna Streets near the Police Station. We are looking a lot like Oakland.
Another win for Newsom. I assume DeSaulnier will host a town hall on how the low water level in the canal contributed to this. Newsom will ask to increase taxes so he can fund a service that would never have actually helped these people. But he will lie about it somehow paralleling.
Well hope all of you who voted all these socialists and democrats in are happy. I pray your wallets are as empty as ours, oh how foolish of me, your one of the many who suck off the system and buy into this crap that the socialists-greenies-democrats are funneling through the leftist media.
The moment Biden took office those of us with a brain and common sense saw what was coming. Are you all happy with the high rate of crime, being taxed on everything and not being able to be safe when you are even in your home anymore?
You tell me if you are better off under this hell bent administration. If you are you drank the Kool Aid.
Vote these fools out in the upcoming elections once and for all. What more will it take to get people to wake the hell up???
All through their feeding chain from Biden-Newsom-Becton, etc., they have lied continually and will continue to do so. This is not Putin’s fault it is Biden and those that wind him up each and every day.
👏🏻 You can not name all the bad crazy things here that this administration has done or not done. That’s a book
This situation needs to be fixed
There are too many sucking on the socialist teet.
We have a DA that has changed the rules on theft to virtually make theft and controlled substances legal (if kept to certain arbitrary limits).
The smaller the mess the easier it is to clean up – this mess is getting huge and needs to be cleaned up ASAP!
I would like to know how a homeless could obtain a firearm?? I went thru a very difficult process to just purchase ammo! A homeless has a firearm and since he has no residence….???
CA DOJ and Newsom are worthless!
This is what happens when you vote for Democrats (Socialists). It’s the Wild West out there…………….be careful.
108RS
Victim was a refugee.
The DA will let them go. Sad story. We will not see any justice with the current DA.
The city will also not do anything as the police officers are forbidden to essentially interact with the homeless.
To those that sympathize for the homeless open your doors up, get them off our streets. You’ll end up dead or probably robbed.
Thank you, Sam Malone!
@Ricardoh – The guy that was killed was from Afghanistan. It some point he moved to Walnut Creek with his older sister. It appears he got into the drug culture lifestyle and dropped out of college (DVC). His sister kicked him out, including a restraining order filed with the courts. He had his issues and was homeless in Walnut Creek.
Many of the homeless encampments are on or near the Iron Horse trail. It’s no surprise that someone from Walnut Creek would be visiting Concord. Also, at the start of the pandemic Walnut Creek police had suspended efforts to shut down homeless encampments. Recently WC police resumed enforcement which may have pushed some of the homeless into Pleasant Hill or Concord.
Right after the homeless encampment on San Miguel Rd. in Concord was cleared out tents started showing up on Mt. Diablo Street between Oak Street and Laguna Streets by the Concord Police station. They move where they aren’t hassled.