San José Police Arrest Juvenile Suspect for Attempted Murder, Mayor Calls for Early Gang Intervention Measures

A recent incident in San José has sparked another conversation about youth and gang violence. According to the San José Police Department, a juvenile suspect was arrested on charges of attempted murder following a shooting that occurred inside a business on Story Road last Saturday.

Reports specify that the incident involved a male suspect, now identified as a seventeen-year-old, who engaged briefly with the victim before firing. The victim sustained a gunshot wound, later deemed non-life-threatening. Officers quickly tracked down the suspect vehicle using Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras and FUSUS, a real-time surveillance system. Police Chief Paul Joseph emphasized the importance of this modern technology for rapidly apprehending suspects in his statement, per the San José Police Department’s news release…

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