SJPD Investigates Shooting at Oakridge Mall

MEDIA ADVISORY

21-354-0758

On December 20th, 2021, at approximately 5:48 PM, Officers responded to Oakridge Mall located at 925 Blossom Hill Road for a shooting incident.

Several callers were reporting gunshots being fired inside the mall near the Forever 21 store. We also received reports of at least one shooting victim.

The first Officers to arrive were on scene in less than two minutes. Based on preliminary information we responded as if there could possibly be an active shooter in the mall. We utilized the appropriate protocols to deal with a possible active shooter. Officers quickly deployed into the mall and reported that there was no active gunfire occurring.

At the time of the incident the mall was crowded with Christmas shoppers and the scene quickly turned chaotic.

As the incident evolved, we did confirm that a shooting had occurred. Evidence of a shooting was located near the reported scene. We did not locate a shooting victim, although more than one caller had reported that a person had been shot.

Mall employees and shoppers were asked to shelter in place while we conducted a search for suspect/s and victim/s. As the search was occurring, we were also assisting with egress from the mall.

After multiple hours the search was concluded. No suspect or victim was located.

We would like to thank the following allied agencies who responded to assist with this incident:

San José Fire Department, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services, and many other first responders who were on scene.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call our detective bureau at 408-277-3835.

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