Media Advisory
22-156-0169
On June 5th, 2022, at approximately 3:35 AM, Officers responded to the 1500 block of Hamilton Avenue on a call of a person shot. When Officers arrived, they located an adult male victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the adult male suspect and the victim, a Safeway store employee, were in an altercation prior to the shooting. The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. The suspect is unidentified and remains at large.
The identity of the deceased victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office after confirming the victim’s identity and notifying next of kin.
This is the City's 14th homicide of 2022.
Anyone with information is asked to Contact Detective Sergeant Hamblin #3600 or Detective Valosek #4245 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide unit at 408-277-5283, or via email: 3600@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4245@sanjoseca.gov
Submit crime tips and remain anonymous by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org. If the information you submit leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.
BY: Officer Steve Aponte #4390
AUTHORIZED BY: Lieutenant Miri #3860