SAN JOSE — Detectives are investigating a deadly stabbing reported near a community park Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officers were called to a hospital just after 4:30 p.m. after getting a report that a man with stab wounds had been dropped off at an emergency room, according to a San Jose Police Department news release. The victim later died from his injuries.
His name has not been publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
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An ensuing investigation directed officers to Spring and Taylor streets, east of Coleman Avenue near Guadalupe Gardens, to look for a potential crime scene. Police said the officers found evidence confirming that a fatal attack occurred at that site.
Police said the stabbing was preceded by a physical altercation, but otherwise did not release additional details.
“The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation,” the release stated.
The stabbing marked the fifth homicide of the year investigated by San Jose police.
Anyone with information for investigators can contact the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283 or email Detective Sgt. Rafael Varela at [email protected] or Detective Jose Montoya at [email protected]. Tips can be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
