| TYPE OF CRIME: Homicide | CASE NUMBER: 19-299-0695 |
| LOCATION: N. 5th St. at E. Santa Clara St., San Jose | |
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| VICTIM #1: Wilmar Spikes | AGE: 67 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| VICTIM #2: Withheld | AGE: |
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| SUSPECT #1: Juan VelazquezTellez | AGE: 23 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| SUSPECT #2: Israel Arroyo | AGE: 25 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| SUSPECT #3: Miles Guzman | AGE: 35 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| SUSPECT #4: Alberto Hernandez | AGE: 20 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| SUSPECT #5: Samuel Arroyo | AGE: 29 Years |
| ADDRESS: San Jose Resident | |
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| Suspect #1:Juan VelazquezTellez: | Suspect #2: Israel Arroyo | Suspect #3: Miles Guzman |
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| Suspect #4: Alberto Hernandez | Suspect #5: Samuel Arroyo |
San Jose, Calif. - On Saturday, October 26, 2019, at approximately 5:26 PM, the San Jose Police Department received a call of a person shot in the area of North 5th Street at East Santa Clara Street in San Jose. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males suffering from at least one gunshot wound each. The victims were transported to a local hospital. Victim Wilmar Spikes was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving at the hospital. Victim 2 sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Patrol officers located suspect #1, Juan VelazquezTellez, in the area shortly after the incident and subsequently booked him into Santa Clara County Jail for murder. Homicide Detectives conducted extensive follow up and identified four additional suspects.
On November 6, 2019, Suspect #2, Israel Arroyo, and Suspect #3, Miles Guzman, were arrested in San Jose by the San Jose Police Department's Covert Response Unit and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for murder.
On February 11, 2020, Suspect #4, Alberto Hernandez, was arrested by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office while he was at Santa Clara County Superior Court on an unrelated case. Hernandez had an arrest warrant for conspiracy and was subsequently booked into Santa Clara County Jail.
On April 30, 2020, the fifth and final suspect, Samuel Arroyo, was arrested in San Jose by the San Jose Police Department's MERGE Unit and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for conspiracy. All suspects remain in custody.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Ali Miri or Detective Gabriel Cuenca of the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 408-277-5283.
Persons wishing to remain anonymous may either call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line, (408) 947-STOP (7867), or click the "Submit a Tip" link below. Persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect may be eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.
| BY: Officer Gina Tepoorten #3103 | AUTHORIZED BY: Lt. Brian Shab #3549 |
| DATE: 4/30/2020 TIME: 4:30 PM | DATE: 4/30/2020 TIME: 4:30 PM |
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