San Jose police arrest man accused of city’s 9th homicide this year

SAN JOSE, Calif. A San Jose man was arrested this week in connection to a homicide that happened on Sunday.

San Jose’s 9th homicide of the year

What we know:TheSan Jose Police Department on Thursday said Eugene Pickett, 28, was arrested on Monday.

One day earlier, police said Pickett was the person behind the assault of a man in the 100 block of Tully Road. Officers responded to that location on the report of a bleeding unconscious person outside a business. Arriving officers noticed the victim had visible signs of being assaulted. The victim was taken to a hospital. At the time, his injuries were thought to be non-life-threatening.

Investigators determined the victim had been robbed and beaten. Once officers determined Pickett as the suspect, they obtained a warrant for his arrest.

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