San Jose: Woman found dead, husband arrested on suspicion of murder

SAN JOSE — Police arrested a man Tuesday after officers found his wife dead in a home in East San Jose, marking the city’s fifth homicide of 2023.

Authorities said they were called to the home just before 7 a.m. Tuesday on a report of a dead woman at a residence on the 1300 block of Foxdale Loop. Officers found the woman not conscious and not breathing; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not release any details about why they treated the death as a homicide. The woman’s identity was being withheld by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office.

The woman’s husband, who authorities said had placed the original reporting call, was detained at the scene. Police said they later arrested him on suspicion of murder, but they did not identify him.

Anyone with information about Tuesday’s shooting can contact the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283 or email Det. Sgt. Martinez at 3934@sanjoseca.gov or Det. Ancelet at 4173@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org.

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