***UPDATE*** SJPD Arrests Suspect for 2022 Homicide #24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

On July 31, 2022, at approximately 3:55 AM, Officers responded to the 300 block of Umbarger Road for a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they located an adult male victim who was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second adult male victim transported himself to a local hospital and was determined to have non-life-threatening injuries.

On September 13, 2022, Noel Cortez was arrested by San Jose Police Department Officers for an unrelated warrant out of Arizona. The suspect was taken into custody and extradited to the Arizona State Prison Complex for his warrant. 

After extensive follow up, SJPD Homicide Unit Detectives identified Suspect Cortez as the person responsible for the homicide and obtained a warrant for his arrest. On June 28, 2023, Detectives took custody of Suspect Cortez at the Arizona State Prison and subsequently extradited him back to San Jose the following day where he was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Lieutenant White #4104 or Sergeant Reckas #3440 of the San José Police Department via email: 4104@sanjoseca.gov and/or 3440@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.

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.

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On July 31st, 2022, at approximately 3:55 AM, Officers responded to the 300 block of Umbarger Road on a report of a gunshots being fired. When they arrived, they found an adult male victim suffering from a life-threatening injury. That male was pronounced deceased at the scene. A second victim, also an adult male, self-transported himself to a local hospital. The second victim had a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

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 24th homicide of 2022.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant White #4104 or Detective Reckas #3440 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 4104@sanjoseca.gov and/or 3440@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.

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.