Woman Fatally Stabbed in South San Jose Home

Overview

• Officers went to a home on the 5800 block of Snell Avenue for a welfare check after a reported assault and found a woman with at least one stab wound early Monday.
• Medical personnel tried to save the woman at the scene but she was pronounced dead, and her identity has not been released.
• A man who knew the victim was taken into custody at the scene and police said he will be identified later.
• San Jose police say the motive and full circumstances remain under investigation as they treat the death as the city’s 12th homicide of 2026.
• Detectives Sgt. Varela and Montoya provided contact details for anyone with information and have asked the public to come forward to assist the inquiry.