San Jose police officer shot by robbery suspect, in critical but stable condition
A San Jose officer was shot by an armed robbery suspect on Tuesday afternoon. He remains in critical but stable condition at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
San Jose officer hospitalised after being shot during robbery incident
A San Jose police officer is in critical but stable condition at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center following a shooting on Tuesday afternoon, Google News MT — Crime (en) reports, citing NBC Bay Area.
The incident took place in the area of Lick Avenue and Goodyear Street, where an armed robbery suspect opened fire at the officer. An adviser to San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan confirmed that the mayor visited the officer at the hospital later that evening.
A second individual who may have been involved in the shooting was also taken to hospital, though their condition remained unknown as of Tuesday night.
A heavy law enforcement presence was reported in the surrounding area, particularly near Almaden Avenue and Floyd Street. A local resident described officers from the San Jose Police Department and deputies from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office with guns drawn, alongside personnel from a university police unit.
Witnesses at the scene reported seeing a person on the ground and suggested that a subject may have barricaded themselves inside a building. Police have not confirmed those accounts.
A family in the area told NBC Bay Area that a suspect entered their home and held family members hostage before fleeing. Authorities have not confirmed that account, nor have they stated whether it is connected to the shooting.
By late Tuesday evening, the scene outside Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — where caution tape had earlier blocked the entrance amid a significant law enforcement presence — had largely dispersed.
Department public information officers stated that the investigation remains active and ongoing, with further official details to be released as they become available.
Source: Google News MT — Crime (en)