District Attorney Jeff Rosen said handling the case in adult court provides consequences that 'reflect the recklessness and danger of fighting a senseless gang war inside a mall crowded with holiday shoppers.'
The Westfield Valley Fair Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in California, reopened today at noon with increased police patrols and assurances that Friday’s shooting was an isolated incident.
Nearly 90 minutes after the 5:40pm report of the shooting at Westfield Valley Fair mall on Stephens Boulevard, San Jose police said there was “no ongoing threat to public safety.”
It’s been a busy – and successful – few weeks for San Jose homicide detectives. In a two-week period from July 30 through Aug. 12, city detectives arrested seven suspects, and cleared four homicide cases.
During a high-speed chase on crowded streets in 2022 north of Morgan Hill and in San Jose, the former UFC champion fired a handgun multiple times at a truck carrying three people, including a man accused of molesting Velasquez’s relative.
A man was arrested without incident after a two-hour standoff Monday evening and charged with the death of a woman inside a residence near Watson Park east of downtown San Jose.
A man who was on life support for more than a week after being shot in San Jose on New Year's Day died from his injuries Monday, An arrest was made, but city police declined to identity the suspect or victim.
The officer, who was not identified, reported that he was not injured when his personal vehicle was struck at least one time by gun fire on Highway 101 near Route 85.