Redwood City Man Arrested In Connection With San Jose Shooting Death

SAN JOSE, CA —A Redwood City man was one of three suspects arrested last month in connection with an April shooting death in San Jose, the San Jose Police Department announced Wednesday.

Daniel Macias, 31, was arrested on June 22 in Redwood City by San Mateo County Sheriff's officers, according to the SJPD.

Macias, 26-year-old Ricardo Padilla, of Fremont, and 28-year-old Jocelyn Velazquez of San Jose — both of whom were arrested that day — were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on homicide charges. All three remain in custody, authorities said.

According to police reports, at approximately 6:08 p.m. on April 16, officers responded to the 13000 block of Pfeifle Avenue after the report of a shooting. At the scene, officers learned that an adult male had suffered at least one gunshot wound and had been transported to a local hospital by acquaintances.

Authorities said the victim, who still has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

According to KRON, investigators learned that all three suspects and the victim had attended what police called an illegal, pop-up block party. There, an altercation broke out and the shooting took place, police said.

The SJPD said its Homicide Unit conducted a comprehensive investigation that led to the identification of the suspects.

On the same day that Macias was arrested in Redwood City, police said Padilla was arrested in Oakland by the SJPD's Covert Response Unit (CRU) and Velazquez was arrested in San Jose by the CRU.

Police have not yet revealed a motive for the crime.