South Bay Man Arrested For Fatal Shooting After Crash

SUNNYVALE, CA — The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety announced Monday that officers arrested a San Jose man suspected of shooting two people, killing one of them, after a minor vehicle collision Saturday afternoon.

Officers arrested Jason Tahara, 23, for allegedly shooting a man and woman in their vehicle when the pair pulled over around 4:30 p.m. Saturday to exchange information after colliding with Tahara's vehicle near the intersection of Homestead Road and Linnet Lane.

Public safety officials said Tahara allegedly fired multiple rounds into the vehicle, killing the man and injuring the woman, who was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive. The man's name is not yet being released.

The San Jose Police Department located and arrested Tahara just before 7 p.m. that day. After obtaining a search warrant,

officers found two tactical-style rifles, high-capacity rifle magazines,
an external body armor vest, two handguns with high-capacity magazines
and more than 200 rounds each of handgun and rifle ammunition in
Tahara's vehicle.

Detectives also obtained a search warrant for Tahara's house, located in the 1100 block of Krebs Court in San Jose, where they found multiple tactical-style rifle components in the home, leading them to believe Tahara was building and modifying similar rifles.

In addition, the handgun Tahara allegedly used to shoot the two victims is not registered and has no serial number, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Officers booked Tahara into Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

People with information about the case can contact Detective Ben Holt at (408) 730-7143 or at bholt@sunnyvale.ca.gov.

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