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San Jose Identifies Suspect in Downtown Shootout as Use-of-Force Probes Begin

Investigators will review body-camera and other video to determine whether gunfire or a patrol vehicle caused the death.

Overview

  • Police identified the deceased suspect as 30-year-old Mohamed Husien of Davis, linked to a multi-day crime spree that began with a red Corvette theft in Sacramento.
  • The San Jose police sergeant shot in the head suffered a skull fracture, was released from the hospital, and is expected to recover.
  • The episode began with an armed carjacking of a green Corvette at a Capitol Expressway dealership, continued with gunfire and a second carjacking in Hollister, and ended with a downtown San Jose shootout near Julian Street and Highway 87.
  • Authorities said the suspect fired at California Highway Patrol officers during the pursuit, with no CHP injuries reported.
  • Santa Clara County’s district attorney is jointly investigating the San Jose shooting with SJPD homicide, and Monterey County’s district attorney is reviewing the Hollister incidents, with evidence and officer footage to be evaluated under standard procedures.