Last Updated on May 31, 2023 by
Media Advisory
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On May 29, 2023, at approximately 9:48 PM, Officers responded to the area of Willow Street and Lelong Street for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they located an adult female suffering from at least one gun shot wound. The female victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were determined to be non life-threatening. During the course of the investigation, Officers located an additional adult male victim at a nearby encampment. The male victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office after confirming the victim’s identity and notifying next of kin.
This is the City’s 12th homicide of 2023.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #4117 or Detective Valosek #4245 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 4117@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4245@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.
Submit crime tips and remain anonymous by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org. If the information you submit leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.
By: Sergeant Jorge Garibay #4218
Authorized by: Lieutenant Miri #3860
Content retrieved from: https://www.sjpd.org/Home/Components/News/News/1244/262.
