FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2025-199
Roberto Jacinto Diego
Also Known As:
Roberto Jacinio Diego
Status:
Open
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Missing From:
Chula Vista, California
Summary:
Roberto Jacinto Diego, 47, allegedly shot Pablo Hernandez Jr. of San Diego shortly after 1:30 a.m. Dec. 28, 2025, outside a bar in Chula Vista. Paramedics took Hernandez to a hospital, where he died four days later. An arrest warrant has been issued for Jacinto Diego, and investigators believe he may have crossed the border into Mexico.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Roberto Jacinto Diego, 47, allegedly shot Pablo Hernandez Jr. of San Diego shortly after 1:30 a.m. Dec. 28, 2025, as the victim was with a group of people in front of the drinking establishment in the 600 block of E Street in Chula Vista, according to police. The family indicates Pablo Hernandez Jr. died after being shot outside a bar while celebrating his 31st birthday in the parking lot of On the Rocks Cocktails just past 1:30 a.m. on December 28. Bar employees told investigators there was no fight or loud argument leading up to the shooting, leaving investigators without a clear motive.
Additional Details:
Hernandez, Jr. had succumbed to his injuries and died in the hospital on Jan. 1. Detectives identified Jacinto Diego as the suspected killer through "numerous" witness interviews and images of his vehicle captured by an automated license-plate reader, Chula Vista police Sgt. Anthony Molina said. As of this posting, San Diego County’s warrants database confirms that Jacinto Diego has an active murder warrant.
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Timeline of Events
Chula Vista police publicly identified fugitive suspect Roberto Jacinto Diego in the slaying
Roberto Jacinto Diego allegedly shot Pablo Hernandez Jr. shortly after 1:30 a.m. in front of On the Rocks Cocktails bar in the 600 block of E Street in Chula Vista
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