SJPD Investigating Homicide #8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Media Advisory

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On February 19, 2024, at approximately 12:21 PM, Patrol Officers responded to a business in the 1000 block of Leigh Avenue for a report of a fight. Upon arrival, Officers detained an adult male suspect who had assaulted an adult male victim. The victim was not conscious and not breathing. Despite lifesaving efforts by police and medical personnel, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The San José Police Department Homicide Unit responded to the scene and began a comprehensive investigation into the incident. The suspect was identified as Leonardo Soulett and was subsequently booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for Homicide.

The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

The identity of the 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 8th homicide of 2024.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Varela #3638 and Detective Montoya #3644 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 3638@sanjoseca.gov and/or 3644@sanjoseca.gov at 408-277-5283.

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