Overview
- Police say 31-year-old Allen Swadley was identified as the suspect in the shooting deaths of Lori Simonds, 67, and her son, Evan, 28, inside their Pleasanton home Wednesday morning.
- An automated license plate reader notification led San Jose officers to stop a vehicle Thursday night, and Swadley was detained without incident.
- He was transferred to Pleasanton police custody and booked into Santa Rita Jail on two counts of murder.
- Detectives found multiple guns in Swadley’s vehicle and residence and are testing whether any were used in the killings.
- Police said Swadley had recently dated a family member of the victims, and Chief Tracy Avelar credited detectives and allied agencies for the swift arrest.