Bloody Elbow · Mar 1, 2022
Two-time UFC champ Cain Velasquez in jail for attempted murder; mugshot released
Cain Velasquez, a former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, was arrested in connection to an alleged shooting in San Jose on Monday.
Police announced that at around 3:14 pm on February 28, there was said to be “one adult male shot at least once and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.” Velasquez was then arrested for his alleged involvement in the incident.
Additional details have now been released from the arrest, with the San Jose Police Department’s media relations posting Velasquez’s mugshot, and announcing that he is facing an attempted murder charge.