Crime & Safety
SJPD Arrests Suspect In Cinco De Mayo Shooting
The investigation led detectives to a home in Hollister where police recovered several weapons.
SAN JOSE, CA — A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a shooting that injured someone on Cinco de Mayo earlier this year, police said Thursday.
Juan Samarron, a Hollister resident, was identified by investigators as the suspect in a shooting shortly after 8:30 p.m. on May 5 on Southside Drive, according to San Jose police. A victim suffered a graze wound in the shooting.
Police obtained a warrant for Samarron's arrest and a warrant to search his home and served them Tuesday in Hollister. Samarron was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and firearm-related offenses, while authorities seized two semi-automatic handguns, a bolt-action rifle and a semi-automatic rifle, police said.
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Anyone with information about the case or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Weber of the San Jose police gang investigations unit at 4313@sanjoseca.gov or (408) 537-3835.
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