San Jose police said they arrested a suspect wanted for the Black Friday shooting at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall.”Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Last night SJPD located and arrested the suspect responsible for the triple shooting at Valley Fair Mall that occurred on November 28th,” said in a social media post Monday morning. A man, a woman and a 16-year-old girl were injured in the shooting. Police say the shooting may be gang-related. Police said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found the three victims suffering from gunshot wounds, and all were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, the suspect argued with the man who was shot before taking a gun from his waistband and firing multiple rounds. Authorities reported that the woman and the teen were not believed to be involved in the dispute and were hit by stray gunfire.”It was just…I don’t know if we heard the pops, but we just heard a lot of…we just heard rumbling and I wasn’t sure what happened at first but then we just see people behind us running and the moment we see people behind us running, we just started running,” a witness said.Police said initial information revealed that the incident was gang-motivated, but the exact circumstances remain under investigation. The mall reopened Saturday with increased security.
SAN JOSE, Calif. —
San Jose police said they arrested a suspect wanted for the Black Friday shooting at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him. Last night SJPD located and arrested the suspect responsible for the triple shooting at Valley Fair Mall that occurred on November 28th,” said in a social media post Monday morning.
A man, a woman and a 16-year-old girl were injured in the shooting. Police say the shooting may be gang-related.
Police said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found the three victims suffering from gunshot wounds, and all were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to police, the suspect argued with the man who was shot before taking a gun from his waistband and firing multiple rounds.
Authorities reported that the woman and the teen were not believed to be involved in the dispute and were hit by stray gunfire.
“It was just…I don’t know if we heard the pops, but we just heard a lot of…we just heard rumbling and I wasn’t sure what happened at first but then we just see people behind us running and the moment we see people behind us running, we just started running,” a witness said.
Police said initial information revealed that the incident was gang-motivated, but the exact circumstances remain under investigation.
The mall reopened Saturday with increased security.