Man Found Dead Near Pioneer High School Is Identified

SAN JOSE - Police Wednesday identified a man who died from at least one gunshot wound early Sunday morning in San Jose as 59-year-old Darren Boice.

Boice, a San Jose resident, was found dead in his car when officers responded at 3:45 a.m. to a report of a car into a pole in the 5600 block of Via Monte Drive near Pioneer High School.

Boice was the driver of the car and medics pronounced him dead at the scene, police said. He crashed the car in an alley behind an apartment complex.

“He was a neighborhood famous cat. He was well-known,” said Necko Carter Sr., who lives in the neighborhood, in an interview with Insidebayarea.com.

Carter told the paper (Boice) “had a garage full of toys that he would give to local children. He was sometimes known as ’country D.C.’ because of his tendency to burst into a country song.”

“He was a good guy,” Carter told the publication.

A suspect has neither been caught nor identified, according to police.

Also on Patch: One Dead After Crash Near Pioneer High School

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Detective Sgt. Raul Martinez or Detective Sgt. Rick Yu of the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (408) 277-5283.

People who want to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (408) 947-7867.

People who provide tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of a suspect may receive a cash award from Crime Stoppers.

-Bay City News, image via ShutterStock