East Palo Alto Police Release Photos of Murder Suspects

East Palo Alto police released photographs Thursday of two suspects wanted for questioning in  in an attempt to find the men and warn the public.

The search for the two men also sparked  that began in Newark, and a near Newark's on July 27.

Jaime Cardenas, 19, and Fidel Silva, 20, are wanted for questioning in connection with homicides on July 13 and July 19, police said. The two East Palo Alto residents are also suspects in two armed robberies and a triple shooting in Grand Junction, Colo., in which one person was killed and two others injured, police Chief Ron Davis said.

The multi-county car chase on July 27 began when police spotted a vehicle registered to one of two men in Newark.

Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver fled, leading police and CHP officers on 65-mile chase through the East Bay. The chase ended in Lathrop, near Manteca in the Central Valley.

Simultaneously,  on the 5600 block of Portsmouth Avenue and Newark, and neighbors were ordered to stay inside their homes until around 4:30 a.m. on July 28.

Investigators believe that the Cardenas and Silva were responsible for the death of 19-year-old , who was shot while sitting in a parked car with another female and a male in the 2500 block of Annapolis Street in East Palo Alto at about 2:10 a.m. on July 13, police said.

The suspects approached the car and opened fire, killing the Menlo Park woman. Investigators believe the gunmen were targeting the male in the car.

Police suspect the men then traveled to Grand Junction, where Fuentes had a "connection," said acting Capt. Jeff Liu of the East Palo Alto Police Department.

Grand Junction police said the men are suspects in an armed robbery at a cash advance business, a home burglary, an armed robbery at a liquor store and a fatal shooting. All of the crimes were committed on July 16.

Detectives believe the two men returned to East Palo Alto, and were involved in the shooting of 26-year-old Hugo Chavez on July 19 at about 8:35 p.m. near 13 Camellia Court. Chavez, who had a brief conversation with the gunman before he was shot several times, was taken to a hospital where he died about four hours later.

Liu said he hopes that the photographs will provide new leads to find Cardenas and Silva, while also warning the public to be wary of the two men.

"These guys are dangerous. We need to get them off the streets. We don't want them to hurt people," Liu said.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Cardenas and Silva can call the East Palo Alto Police Department's anonymous tip line at (650) 853-8477 or send a text message to (650) 409-7692.

--Bay City News. Nika Megino contributed to this report.