Overview
- Police responded just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, to a home on the 2100 block of Lanai Avenue where medics pronounced a woman dead at the scene.
- The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide on July 16, a determination that elevated the inquiry to a criminal investigation.
- Detectives, with help from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, located and arrested 22-year-old Marco Jimenez and booked him into Santa Clara County Main Jail on a murder charge.
- Authorities say the victim and Jimenez were known to each other, the victim has not been publicly identified, and police have released few forensic or motive details.
- The case is being tracked as San José’s 15th homicide of 2026 and detectives have asked anyone with information to contact Detective Sgt. Taylor or Detective Van Brande as the investigation continues.