San Jose: Woman uncovered shot to dying in auto, suspect arrested in Fresno

SAN JOSE — A woman was uncovered shot to loss of life in a auto in South San Jose on Friday night, touching off a immediate investigation and manhunt that led to the arrest of a suspect in Fresno, law enforcement mentioned.

San Jose law enforcement officers were termed at 6:13 p.m. to react to a report of an unresponsive lady in a motor vehicle in the 5000 block of Almaden Expressway, which sits north of Freeway 85 and is flanked by large procuring plazas.

The responding officers observed that the lady experienced experienced at minimum a single gunshot wound, and she was pronounced useless at the scene, in accordance to San Jose police. Her name has not publicly produced pending her formal identification and notification of following of kin by the Santa Clara County Clinical Examiner-Coroner’s Office environment.

An ensuing investigation determined a suspect “within several hours of the shooting,” police mentioned, and detectives received an arrest warrant for a male whose identity has not been publicly introduced.

Law enforcement explained an warn was sent to regional law-enforcement companies, and the male was tracked to Fresno, exactly where he was arrested with the aid of Fresno police and the Fresno County Gang Activity Drive. He was anticipated to be transported back again to San Jose and booked into the Santa Clara County jail.

Additional specifics, including the conditions of the shooting, were being not unveiled as of Saturday night.

The Friday shooting marked the city’s 28th homicide of the 12 months. The same quantity of homicides had been recorded in San Jose at the similar stage in 2021.

Any individual with information and facts about the shooting can speak to the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283 or depart a tip with Silicon Valley Criminal offense Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org.