Crime & Safety
Teen Accused In April Killing Of Man In South San Jose
Police believe an 18-year-old was responsible for the city's ninth homicide of the year.
SAN JOSE, CA — Police said Monday that an 18-year-old suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting death last month of 41-year-old man in South San Jose.
The shooting was reported about 1:40 p.m. April 19 in the 1000 block of Blossom River Drive, where officers found San Jose resident Jorge Torres Maestre with at least one gunshot wound, authorities said. Despite life-saving efforts, he died at the scene.
Matthew Antracoli, of San Mateo, was identified as a suspect in the shooting and he was arrested May 9 in Morgan Hill, according to police.
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He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of homicide.
The death was the city's ninth homicide of 2023.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Martinez #4117 or Detective Valosek #4245 of the San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit via email: 4117@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4245@sanjoseca.gov or at (408) 277-5283.
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