Suspect arrested, charged with murder of San Leandro man walking his dog

(KRON) — A suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of a 47-year-old San Leandro man last month, authorities announced Tuesday. Police said the victim, Ryan M. Christie, was shot while walking his dog.

Andre Williams, 49, of San Leandro, was identified as the murder suspect by San Leandro Police Department investigators. On Monday afternoon, Williams was arrested at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Pavilion Parkway in Tracy.

Search warrants were executed at two residences associated with Williams, where authorities said additional evidence in the homicide was found.

Christie was shot once in the back and killed while walking his dog along Euclid Avenue near East 14th Street on July 13 at around 11 p.m., according to San Leandro PD. His body was found the following morning at 8:23 a.m. by patrol officers conducting a welfare check. The dog, uninjured, was still leashed to his hand

“From all appearances it appeared that he was just out walking the dog,” SLPD Lieutenant Abe Teng told KRON4 at the time.

People who work and live nearby said they’ve seen unhoused people hanging around the area, but never violent crime like this.

“This is a really, really quiet neighborhood,” Liliana Honorato, a resident of the area, told KRON4. “Nothing happened like this before.”

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed a murder charge against Williams on Tuesday. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday morning at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin.