Two people were arrested in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old in San Jose, police said Friday. It was the city’s first homicide of 2026.
Jose Flores, 47, and John Flores, 43, both of San Jose, were taken into custody Tuesday and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on murder charges, police said.
The fatal shooting happened at about 4:48 p.m. on Feb. 1 in the 1500 block of Winchester Boulevard, police said.
Investigators said the shooting occurred following an altercation between the victim and two suspects. Responding officers later found the victim with at least one gunshot wound.
He was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Varela #3638, or Detective Montoya #3644 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide Unit via email: 3638@sanjoseca.gov and/or 3644@sanjoseca.gov or at 408-277-5283.