SAN JOSE, Calif. – Unanswered questions surround the death of a San Jose small business owner who was killed in a fire investigators said was intentionally set. Investigators say evidence recovered at the scene, coupled with witness statements, tie Yessenia Estrada to the fire. It’s a crime that cost one man his life and his extended community a kind soul.
Friend identifies victim killed
What we know: — In a Facebook post to friends, Thao Tran identified the victim in Sunday’s arson as Chris Tran.
“I know we are incredibly lucky to have made so many memories with him, but I’m beyond heartbroken we won’t be making new ones,” she wrote.
A small sidewalk memorial to Chris sits in the 200 block of North 27th St., in the Roosevelt Park section of San Jose. Area business owners said Chris was the co-owner of a T-shirt company that burned along with two other businesses.…