Cain Velasquez arrested following shooting, booked on attempted murder charge

Update —

TMZ Sports reports that Cain Velasquez has been booked on an attempted murder charge after being involved in a shooting that took place in San Jose, California on Monday:

UFC legend Cain Velasquez spent Monday night in jail … TMZ Sports has confirmed the 39-year-old has been arrested and booked on an attempted murder charge.

Details surrounding the specifics of his arrest are unclear — though law enforcement sources tell us the former fighter was involved in a shooting in San Jose at around 3 PM near a local high school.

In the alleged incident, one person was shot while another was arrested. Nothing further surrounding the circumstances of the situation has been released.

Jail records show Velasquez is still in custody as of Tuesday morning … and has a court date set for Wednesday at noon.

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Former WWE, AAA, and UFC star Cain Velasquez has been booked into Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose, California following a shooting.

NBC Bay Area reported that the shooting was reported at 3:14 p.m. Monday afternoon. One man was shot and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. People were asked to avoid the area after the shooting as police conducted the investigation. Velasquez is currently being held without bail.

A former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Velasquez left mixed martial arts in 2019 and started to make appearances for Lucha Libre AAA. He signed with WWE in October of 2019, building to a match between himself and Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, which Velasquez lost. He was later released due to budget cuts in April of 2020.

Velasquez returned to Lucha Libre AAA this past October to compete at Triplemania Regia II, where he teamed with Psycho Clown and Pagano to defeat LA Park, Rey Escorpion, and Taurus.