efren valdemaro is suspected of killing the elderly men. as for fredrick sales, investigators say he still could be alive and they are looking for him. >> he was in an altercation with his father and the suspect last sunday august 22nd, so there is concern for his safety. >> reporter: investigators say the three men had had a fight a few days earlier and it was possibly because valdemoro suspected that his girlfriend cindy tran was having a romantic relationship with either fredrick sales or his father. fredrick sales and richard sales both rented rooms in fan's home. >>> well filling up his personal car with the city's free gasoline. today there is fall out from those actions for a fire chief. all that is coming as the city of alameda is closing down fire stations and laying off firefighters. >> reporter: we got a tip early this morning, right after that leave went into effect. a short time later, the deputy's city attorney confirmed it to me. >> fire chief kapler has been placed on administrative leave effective today september 2nd. >> re

police took these pictures ten days ago of 38-year-old efren valdemaro.valdemaro told police he and girlfriend cindy tran were sleeping when roommate ricardo sales came in angry about a letter valdemoro had written him. demanding he stay out of valdemaro's relationship with tran. the arriving officer found valdemaro overpowered, face down and naked. they claimed they had to subdue him to keep him from attacking them. valdemaro told the officer he would press battery charges against the sales and he left the house. a few days later, the elder sales was found dead. >> he was honest, he was humble, he always came to work on time and i liked him. >> reporter: as police were chasing valdemaro tuesday night, a panicked tran called her boss saying she was trying to stop valdemaro. how much the fight and humiliation. when she called 911 to have police come and break up this fight, she described him as her exboyfriend. reporting live, debra villalon. >>> police also are trying to determine if valde many maro killed two women where he occasionally stayed. police sa