Crime & Safety

San Leandro Man Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in San Jose

Officers arrested David Jerome Shackelford on suspicion of killing a 27-year-old woman whose name has not yet been released.

Bay City News —   A 26-year-old San Leandro man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in San Jose on Thursday, a police spokesman said.

Officers arrested David Jerome Shackelford on suspicion of killing a 27-year-old woman, whose identity police are not yet releasing, San Jose police Sgt. Jason Dwyer said.

The stabbing occurred around 5:20 a.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Terilyn Avenue near U.S. Highway 101. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

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