SAN JOSE — A man has been arrested in connection with a late-January shooting at a North San Jose hotel that left the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said Thursday.
San Jose police officers were called just after 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 for a report of a shooting at a hotel in the 1300 block of North Fourth Street, according to a police news release. Emergency dispatch recordings archived online confirmed that the shooting site was the Wyndham Garden San Jose Airport.
Responding officers found a wounded man, who was taken to a local with what were initially described as life-threatening injuries. But the victim was later stabilized and he is expected to survive, police said.
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An ensuing investigation identified 29-year-old Fernando Macias, a San Jose resident, as a suspect in the shooting. Police said a SWAT team arrested Macias at a Santa Clara hotel on Wednesday. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail, where records show he was being held without bail.
Police have not released additional details, including the motive and leadup to the shooting.
Anyone with information for investigators can contact SJPD Detective Brett Weidner at 408-277-4161 or by email at [email protected]. Tips can be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
