Ex-UFC star Cain Velasquez shot at man who allegedly abused fighter's relative, police say

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Former UFC star Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted murder and faces other charges related to a shooting in California this week.

Velasquez, 39, was formally charged on Wednesday, and a San Jose Police Department report shed some light on the incident and gave an alleged motive behind the shooting. Police indicated the victim in the shooting was not the person Velasquez was allegedly targeting.

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Cain Velasquez reacts after his KO loss to Francis Ngannou of Cameroon in their heavyweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at Talking Stick Resort Arena Feb. 17, 2019, in Phoenix. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

According to police, San Jose and Morgan Hill officers received a call about a man shooting into a vehicle with three passengers inside. The gunman was identified as Velasquez, and he allegedly shot one man, who was later transported to a local hospital with injuries, according to police. The report said Velasquez followed a woman and another man, who was later identified as Harry Goularte Jr.

Police said Velasquez fired a gun at Goularte, who was recently charged with molesting a close relative of the retired mixed martial artist. Goularte was charged with one felony count of a lewd and lascivious act on a child on Feb. 25 and was granted supervised release, police said.

Goularte lived at a day care run by his mother. Goularte’s mother was inside the vehicle Velasquez shot at, according to police. Authorities said the day care had been temporarily shuttered.

Harry Goularte Jr was arrested Feb. 25, 2022, for allegedly touching a juvenile victim. (Santa Clara