***UPDATE*** SJPD Arrests Suspect for Homicide #12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

On April 26, 2024, at approximately 9:07 PM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the area of North 4th Street and East St. John Street for a report of a welfare check on an injured female. When Officers arrived, they located an adult female victim suffering from at least one gun shot wound. The victim was neither conscious nor breathing and lifesaving measures were started on scene. The victim was transported by medical personnel to a local hospital where she was subsequently pronounced deceased. The unidentified suspect fled the scene prior to police arrival.

The San José Police Department Homicide Unit responded to the scene and conducted a thorough investigation. During the investigation, Detectives identified Myron Barrier as the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

On May 21, 2024, the US Marshals Service arrested suspect Barrier in Greensboro, North Carolina where he was booked into Guilford County Jail.

On June 21, 2024, SJPD Homicide Detectives transported suspect Barrier back to the city of San José where he was booked into Santa Clara County Jail for murder.

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 12th homicide of 2024.

Thank you to US Marshals Service for assisting the San José Police Department in locating and apprehending the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Van Den Broeck #3829 and Detective Estantino #4339 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 3829@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4339@sanjoseca.gov at 408-277-5283.

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