{"id":332806,"date":"2026-05-26T13:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332806\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:03:20","slug":"minor-found-guilty-in-valentines-day-stabbing-death-at-santana-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/332806\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor Found Guilty in Valentine\u2019s Day Stabbing Death at Santana Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

A juvenile justice court judge in San Jose found a minor guilty Friday of fatally stabbing a 15-year-old outside a Santana Row restaurant<\/a> on Valentine\u2019s Day last year.<\/p>\n

David Gutierrez was taking his girlfriend to El Jardin Restaurant and wearing red clothing \u201cto celebrate the day of romance,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

The color attracted the notice of five gang members who mistook him for a rival gang member, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

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The minor who stabbed Gutierrez was 14 and ineligible to be tried in adult court, where he could have faced 15 years to life in prison, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

His case will return to court on July 1, where the judge will consider whether the murder was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

The minor faces six to eight months of confinement at a juvenile ranch, unless the judge makes special findings to keep him detained in Juvenile Hall, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is a frustrating day for justice, for us, and for David\u2019s family,\u201d District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. \u201cThe young attacker will go on to live his life, hopefully crime-free. David will not get that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Minutes before Gutierrez was confronted on Feb. 14, 2025, the same gang members had assaulted a different man wearing red clothing and stolen his shoes.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt trial, a gang expert from the San Jose Police Department testified it is common for gang members to take clothing from their victims as trophies to show off their crimes,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

While Gutierrez denied any gang ties, the group beat him and slammed him to the ground. One of the gang members snatched a metal chain off his neck before a security guard intervened.<\/p>\n

Though separated, Gutierrez and the minor, then 13, started arguing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe minor pulled out a knife and stabbed David multiple times in the torso, piercing his heart and killing him almost instantly,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

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