Standoff At South San Jose Hotel Continues

SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA — San Jose police this morning are engaged in a standoff that began Sunday afternoon at a hotel off U.S. Highway 101 in South San Jose. On Sunday at 2:25 p.m., officers located a suspect, who is wanted for felony warrants, at the Wyndham Garden hotel at 399 Silicon Valley Blvd. in San Jose, according to Sergeant Enrique Garcia.

Officers tried to convince the man to exit a hotel room, but he refused, Garcia said.

Officers have established a perimeter around the hotel. San Jose police special operations units and SWAT units are on the scene managing the situation, Garcia said.

Further details were not immediately available.

By Bay City News Service

Patch file photo by Maggie Avants