SJPD Arrests Suspect for Homicide #26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

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On August 27, 2022, detectives determined that suspect Michael Obiols was the primary suspect in this homicide. At approximately 10:45 AM the day of the homicide the suspect was located and taken into custody near his residence in San José on Remington Way.

The suspect was subsequently booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for one count of homicide.

 

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On August 27, 2022, at approximately 1:36 AM, Officers responded to the area of Quimby Road and Caraston Way on a report of a stabbing. When Officers arrived, they found two victims suffering from at least one stab wound each.

One was a male juvenile, 16 years old; the second victim was an adult male. Both were transported to local hospitals; one victim had a life-threatening injury the other had a non-life-threatening injury. The male juvenile with a life-threatening injury succumbed to his injury and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

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 26th homicide of 2022.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Barragan #4106 or Detective Ramirez #4201 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 4106@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4201@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.

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