SAN JOSE — A man was killed in a shooting Monday morning in East San Jose, authorities said.
The shooting happened around 1:40 a.m. in the 1700 block of Story Road, near Emma Prusch Farm Park, San Jose Police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release. Officers arrived and found a man in a parking lot suffering from at least one gunshot wound.
The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Hernandez said.
The motive and circumstances of the killing are under investigation. No arrests were announced Monday.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin are notified, Hernandez said.
The death marks the city’s 23rd homicide of 2024. At this time last year, San Jose police had investigated 25 homicides.
This is the second homicide since Sunday, when a woman was struck and killed around 4:20 a.m. in the 400 block of North 33rd Street. A person of interest later turned herself in to authorities.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal shooting can contact Detective Sergeant John Van Den Broeck at 4692@sanjoseca.gov or Detective Amanda Estantino at 4339@sanjoseca.gov, or both at 408-277-5283. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
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