HAYWARD, California. – A 25-year-old Hayward man has been charged with shooting his father, who was found dead. in a dumpster last week, according to prosecutors.

A charge of murder with an enhancement for use of a firearm and an additional enhancement for aggravated assault was filed Tuesday against David Sanchez, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.

On Oct. 23, around 8 p.m., officers were dispatched to a warehouse in the 2000 block of American Avenue to check on the welfare of David and his father, 58-year-old Hector Sanchez.

Family members became concerned after the elder Sanchez did not show up for work that day and did not answer his cell phone, according to police.

Officers learned that David was on probation with a search warrant.

Neither man was inside the warehouse, but officers said they found evidence of a fatal shooting.

On Oct. 24, Oakland police arrested Sanchez for an unrelated investigation and then told Hayward officers that based on statements he allegedly made while in custody, they should check on his father .

Sanchez released the location of his father’s body, which was found in a dumpster in the 33000 block of Central Avenue in Union City.

“This tragic taking of a life reflects research showing that the presence of a weapon significantly increases the risk of death or serious injury in domestic violence cases,” said District Attorney Pamela Price. “In this case, a father would have died at the hands of his own son.”

Prosecutors said that if convicted on all charges, David faces up to 35 years to life in prison.

This was Hayward’s 13th homicide this year, according to police.