Two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old were arrested following an incident early Monday in San Jose that prompted a police shooting and was followed by an attempted carjacking, the San Jose Police Department said in an update on Thursday, October 22, CBS Bay Area reported via KION Central Coast.
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Police said officers pulled over an SUV with three males inside for a vehicle code violation just before 3 a.m. on Monday near North 21st and Santa Clara streets, by Roosevelt Park. When officers walked up to the vehicle, the driver drove toward one of the officers, striking the officer with the vehicle, police said. A second officer fired a round at the SUV, which fled the scene. The officer who was hit had injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the department.
Source: CBS Bay Area via KION Central Coast
Focal News, reporting the department's initial account on Monday, October 19, likewise said an officer was injured and another officer discharged a firearm during a stop at about 2:54 a.m. near North 21st and Santa Clara streets, and that a possible suspect vehicle was later located near Lucretia Avenue and Tully Road.
Source: Focal News
In Thursday's update, police said investigators used the city's automated license plate reader cameras to locate the SUV abandoned about three miles south, in the area of Lucretia Avenue and Tully Road. Minutes later, a man flagged officers down to report an attempted carjacking nearby on Balme Drive involving three males matching the description of those in the initial incident. Police said the man was driving for a rideshare company and saw three males running toward his vehicle. Officers searched the area and found the three teenage boys hiding, police said.
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Where: North 21st and Santa Clara streets, San Jose, just before 3 a.m. Monday; SUV later found near Lucretia Avenue and Tully Road. Police say the driver drove at an officer, who was struck and suffered non-life-threatening injuries; a second officer fired one round and no one was hit. Arrests announced Thursday: two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old. One 14-year-old was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for alleged assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a stolen vehicle; the other two were booked for allegedly obstructing a peace officer and possession of a stolen vehicle. The teenagers are not named because they are minors.
None of the teens had been struck by the officer's gunfire during the initial incident, police said. The bookings described by police are allegations; the case remains under investigation, and no further details about the injured officer's condition were released in the reports cited.