Vallejo Man Convicted of Assault with a Firearm, Shooting into Inhabited Dwelling
Photo credit: Solano County Sheriff’s Office
VALLEJO, CA — “In the evening hours of 03-27-2026, Solano County Sheriff’s Office Vallejo Contract deputies, were dispatched to the 1100 block of Oakwood Ave for the report of a shooting. Deputies arrived on scene and located a victim who had sustained two gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to the hospital and survived his injuries. Deputies began an investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.
Through the course of the investigation, Deputies identified the shooting suspect as Jacob Santos (26, Vallejo). Deputies obtained an arrest warrant for Santos’s arrest.
On 04-15-2026, Deputies located Santos in the parking lot of a business in the 1700 block of Tuolumne Street. Santos was in possession of a loaded, unregistered handgun in his waistband and taken into custody. The handgun was seized and determined to be the gun used in the shooting.
On 10-07-2026, in the Solano Superior Court, Santos was convicted on the following charges:
245(b) PC – Asault with a Semi-Automatic Firearm
664/211 PC – Attempted Residential Robbery
246 PC – Shoot into an inhabited dwelling
Santos is scheduled to appear for sentencing on November 16th.
The Solano County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to keeping our communities safe from people who commit violent crimes.”
