Three teens wound San Jose police officer, arrested in attempted carjacking

San Jose The police department recently said that three minors were suspected of driving a stolen SUV to evade police capture. One of them attacked the police officer and the other officer immediately opened fire. After the trio fled the scene, they were suspected of trying to hijack a ride-sharing service driver’s vehicle, and were eventually arrested by the police. The officer who was attacked suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and none of the three teenagers were shot by officers, police said.shooting Middle.

According to previous reports from NBC Bay Area, the incident occurred at approximately 2:54 a.m. on October 19. San Jose Police officers were conducting traffic enforcement stops in the area of ​​North 21st Street and Santa Clara Street when an SUV was stopped for a vehicle violation. Police later determined that the car was a vehicle that had not yet been reported stolen.

The San Jose Police Department said in a follow-up report that when the officers got out of the car and prepared to approach the people in the car, the driver of the SUV suddenly drove the vehicle toward one of the approaching officers and struck the officer. After this another officer opened fire from his issued service pistol. There were three men in the vehicle at the time and the SUV quickly fled the scene. Police said the officer’s injuries were not life-threatening.

Police used automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras to aid in the investigation and found the SUV in the area of ​​Lucretia Avenue and Tully Road, but with no one inside. This technology can help police identify and track vehicles and provide clues for subsequent investigations.

A few minutes later, an adult male called the patrol officer for help and reported that three men had attempted to carjack him in the 2300 block of Balme Drive. Initial police investigation revealed that the man was driving for a ride-sharing service company when he saw three men running suspiciously towards his vehicle in a dangerous manner. After receiving the report, police arrived at the scene and searched the area, eventually finding three male suspects who were hiding.

The three suspects, aged 14, 14 and 16 respectively, were arrested by the police. Police said investigators believe the three men involved in the attempted carjacking match the description of suspects involved in an earlier incident in which an SUV struck a police officer. Police also confirmed that none of the three teenagers were shot in the initial firing.

One of the 14-year-old boys was suspected of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a stolen vehicle and was transferred to the Santa Clara County Juvenile Detention Center, police said. Another 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were detained on suspicion of obstructing police officers in the execution of their duties and possessing a stolen vehicle. All the above alleged allegations have been made by the police and do not imply a guilty verdict by the court. The San Jose Police Department said this is the fourth officer-involved shooting in the department in 2026. The officer who fired the shot had served with the San Jose Police Department for about a year and a half.

Currently, the San Jose Police Department’s Homicide Division and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office are conducting an extensive investigation into the incident to clarify the circumstances surrounding the officer-involved shooting. Administrative reviews will also be conducted by the department’s Internal Affairs Division, the San Jose City Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Independent Police Ombudsman.