Four suspects arrested, fifth sought in San Jose shooting

SAN JOSE — Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a shooting over the summer in San Jose, but a fifth remains at large, police said.

The shooting was reported around 11:05 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the area of Dry Creek Road and Marques Avenue, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release Friday.

Officers learned a group of five teenagers got into a verbal altercation and fired a gun multiple times, Hernandez said. The suspects were gone by the time officers arrived at the scene.

No one was injured, but an unoccupied vehicle parked in the area was struck by a bullet.

Hernandez said detectives opened an investigation and identified four of the five suspects.

On Nov. 4, detectives discovered the primary shooter — a 17-year-old San Jose boy — was already in custody at Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall for an unrelated offense, Hernandez said. Three other suspects were arrested the following day in San Jose.

Detectives also seized a pair of handguns during the investigation, Hernandez said.

Hernandez said two of the suspects arrested in San Jose were booked into Santa Clara County jail for crimes related to conspiracy and gun-related offenses, while the third suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for conspiracy.

Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying the fifth suspect.

Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Nishimura at 408-277-4161 or 4731@sanjoseca.gov.