***UPDATE*** SJPD Arrests Suspect for Homicide #18

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

On July 4, 2024, at approximately 4:49 AM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the 5900 block of Liska Lane for multiple reports of a firearm discharged and a vehicle collision. Upon arrival, Officers located a vehicle that collided into the garage of a residence and had caught on fire. An adult male victim, was observed to be in the driver seat of the vehicle. Officers and fire department personnel extinguished the fire and removed the driver from inside the vehicle. The driver appeared to be suffering from at least one gunshot wound. Despite life saving efforts by Officers and medics, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

During the course of the investigation, Officers discovered a secondary victim, an adult female, who was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The female victim was transported to a local hospital and her injuries were later determined to be non-life threatening. The suspect fled prior to police arrival.

SJPD Homicide Unit Detectives responded to the scene and began a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the incident. Detectives identified the suspect as Pierre Franco Plascensia and obtained a warrant for his arrest.

On July 9, 2024, Officers from the SJPD Covert Response Unit arrested suspect Plascensia in the city of San José and booked him into Santa Clara County Main Jail for murder. 

The motive and circumstances surrounding the event are still 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 was the City's 18th homicide of 2024.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Martinez #3934 and Detective Jize #4324 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 3934@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4324@sanjoseca.gov at 408-277-5283.

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