SJPD Arrest Suspect Wanted for Oakridge Mall Shooting

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On December 20, 2021 at approximately 5:48 PM, a strong armed robbery and shooting occurred inside Oakridge Mall, located at 925 Blossom Hill Rd in San José, CA. A male suspect, later identified as Naylen Hobson-Plattner, was walking in the crowded mall with his girlfriend. Two gang members, later identified as Ulises Jimenez and Paul Lebeau, approached Hobson-Plattner and conducted a strong-armed robbery of jewelry from Hobson-Plattners' person.

After the robbery, Hobson-Plattner retrieved a concealed handgun that had been illegally modified to shoot fully automatic. He discharged the fully automatic firearm at Jimenez and Lebeau as they ran towards a crowd of shoppers in the busy mall. Hobson-Plattner shot approximately 15 rounds towards numerous people who were shopping in the busy mall just five days before Christmas. Hobson-Plattner fled the mall with his girlfriend. Jimenez and Lebeau also fled with the stolen jewelry.

Hundreds of shoppers were locked down in the mall and sheltered in place as the San José Police Department responded to numerous reports of an active shooter in the crowded mall. During an hours long process, San José Police Department Patrol and Special Operations Officers searched every shop and hallway, including the Target store inside of the Oakridge mall and the surrounding parking areas. Physical evidence was recovered from the scene, and was later processed by the Santa Clara County Crime Lab.

Gang Investigative Unit Detectives assigned to the case were able to identify the two gang members who committed the robbery by surveillance footage linked below. A San Mateo County law enforcement Officer recognized Suspect Hobson-Plattner from a previous case and notified our agency. Detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of Hobson-Plattner.

On January 12, 2022, the San José Police Covert Response Unit (CRU) located and arrested Hobson-Plattner at his residence in San José, and he was taken into custody after a short stand-off. Search Warrants were obtained and executed at multiple locations. A firearm was recovered. DNA from Hobson-Plattner linked him to evidence recovered at Oakridge from the date of the shooting.

On January 25, 2022, Suspect Jimenez was located and arrested by the San José Police Covert Response Unit (CRU) in San José. On March 9, 2022, Suspect Lebeau was arrested by SJPD Patrol Officers. Both Jimenez and Lebeau were booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for robbery charges.

Suspect Hobson-Plattner was booked for multiple counts of attempted murder with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and possession of an assault weapon.

Anyone with information is asked to Contact Detective Balala #4386 of the San José Police Department’s Gang Investigations Unit at 408-277-3835.

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Surveillance Footage