SAN JOSE — Police officers shot and killed a man that authorities allege threatened them with a gun on a residential street near a high school late Sunday in San Jose.
The shooting was reported at 10:24 p.m. on Locke Drive, a small street that backs up against the athletic fields of Andrew Hill High School, in the vicinity of East Capitol Expressway and Senter Road.
According to a brief announcement on social media Monday, San Jose police said a man “brandished a firearm at officers,” and that “officers then discharged their firearms at the suspect,” who died at the scene.
Police did not disclose additional details, including what prompted officers to encounter the man.
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“This is an active and ongoing investigation,” police wrote.
A Tuesday afternoon news conference was tentatively scheduled by police to reveal more details about the shooting. Monday is a city holiday to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The incident marked the third fatal police shooting by San Jose police officers this year.
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