Stockton homicide suspect on the loose near Turlock after fleeing from crash

A Stockton homicide suspect is on the run in Stanislaus County after allegedly crashing on a rural road north of Turlock on Thursday morning.

According to Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tom Letras, a Patterson traffic deputy on his way to work came upon the crash site in the 8200 block of Keyes Road shortly after 6 a.m. The location is between Turlock and Hughson.

Witnesses told authorities the driver got out of the car, said he had a gun, and ran from the scene.

“As we were still responding to the scene we got calls from a few people who had seen the man running down the road, (including) one trucker who he had run up to and attempted to get a ride from,” Letras said.

San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrea Lopez said the driver, 32-year-old Alejandro Ruvalcaba, is a suspect in a fatal shooting that occurred in 2600 block of East Waterloo Road in Stockton, just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Anthony Quismondo.

Lopez said investigators believe Quismondo intended to buy shoes from Ruvalcaba and that “this was a robbery.”

A Facebook post from the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department described Ruvalcaba as 5-feet, 10-inches tall, 155 pounds with black hair and missing one eye.

“We believe him to be armed and dangerous; we have not recovered the weapon used last night,” Lopez said. “We would like anyone to call 911 immediately if they see him.”

A perimeter was set up around the area of the crash for about three hours while authorities searched for Ruvalcaba with the help of several K9s and a helicopter. He was not found and was reportedly seen outside of the perimeter; authorities took down the roadblocks about 9:15 a.m.

Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office at 209-468-4400.

This story was originally published July 4, 2019 at 10:22 AM.