(KRON) — 4 males within the South Bay have been arrested in connection to a drive-by capturing final week the place two plainclothes officers have been fired upon, the San Jose Police Division introduced Tuesday.
On the evening of Jan. 20, two plainclothes officers assigned to the SJPD Particular Operations Division have been at a cease gentle on the intersection of McLaughlin Avenue and McLaughlin Court docket in an unmarked police car. 4 unknown males in a car confronted the officers on the gentle, police stated, and indicated that they have been armed.
After pulling out of the intersection, the officers parked alongside Melbourne Boulevard and McLaughlin Avenue to radio for uniformed officers to reply, based on SJPD. On the identical time, the suspect car made a U-turn and reapproached the officers.
Surveillance photographs have been launched by the San Jose Police Division.
A minimum of one of many suspects opened fireplace on the officers, police stated, and bullets struck the police car a number of occasions. One officer returned gunfire on the suspects because the suspect car fled the scene at a excessive fee of velocity, based on authorities.
Neither of the officers have been injured within the shootout.
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The SJPD Murder Unit responded to start an investigation. Detectives “quickly identified a possible suspect vehicle and developed several leads,” police stated.
Detectives recognized 4 suspects on Jan. 23 in connection to the capturing:
Edward Ruiz, 21, of San Jose
Gabriel Olmos, 21, of Santa Clara
Emilio Macias, 22, of San Jose
Robert Cesena, 37, of San Jose
Arrest and search warrants have been obtained for all 4 suspects. Olmos was arrested in Merced, Cesena was arrested in San Jose and Macias was arrested in San Francisco. Two days later, Ruiz was arrested in Gilroy.
All 4 suspects have been booked into the Santa Clara County Major Jail on a number of prices, together with tried homicide.
“These suspects tried to take a life, and now they’ve lost their freedom,” San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan stated in a information launch.
Anybody with data relating to the incident is requested to contact Detective Sergeant Barragan at [email protected] or Detective Harrington at [email protected], or by calling 408-277-5283.
