San Jose: 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder in April killing

A San Mateo teen was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to the April shooting death of a 41-year-old man in South San Jose.

SAN JOSE — A teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder last week after the April shooting death of a 41-year-old man in San Jose, according to police.

San Jose authorities said in a news release Monday morning that Matthew Antracoli, an 18-year-old San Mateo resident, was arrested May 9 in Morgan Hill. The arrest was in connection to the April 19 killing of Jorge Torres-Maestre on the 1000 block of Blossom River Drive in South San Jose.

Police responded to a report of a shooting approximately 1:38 p.m. and found Torres-Maestre suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities say.

Authorities did not release any additional details about the killing or how they came to focus on Antracoli, including a potential motive.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Joel Martinez #4117 or Detective Jennifer 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.