{"id":7264,"date":"2025-10-16T03:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7264\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T03:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T03:46:11","slug":"man-attacked-at-san-jose-vta-light-rail-station-dies-from-head-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/7264\/","title":{"rendered":"Man attacked at San Jose VTA light rail station dies from head injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A 42-year-old man who was violently attacked at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station in San Jose has died from his injuries \u2014 and the suspect is also being looked at in a second attack at another transit stop, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The victim, a San Jose resident, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 8. He had been hospitalized with critical head injuries since the Sept. 29 assault at the Gish VTA Light Rail Station, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We regret to report that the victim in the VTA platform assault has died from his injuries,&#8221; the Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a statement. &#8220;The case is now being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">investigated as a homicide.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deputies responded to the Gish station just before midnight that night, finding the man unconscious and suffering from severe trauma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/blue-city-felon-violent-history-arrested-deadly-train-platform-stabbing-after-parole-release-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BLUE CITY FELON WITH VIOLENT HISTORY ARRESTED IN DEADLY TRAIN PLATFORM STABBING AFTER PAROLE RELEASE: REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/brandon-fryshaw-mugshot.png\" alt=\"Mugshot of Brandon Fryshaw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Brandon Fryshaw, 23, was arrested in connection with a deadly transit attack.\u00a0 (Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p>Detectives arrested Brandon Fryshaw, 23, within hours of the assault and later identified him as a suspect in a separate attack at the Saint James VTA Light Rail Station. Details about that second attack have not been released.<\/p>\n<p>The case has been forwarded to the Santa Clara County District Attorney\u2019s Office for review and possible charges. Fryshaw was initially booked on a charge of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This case reflects the urgency and commitment our investigators bring to violent crimes,&#8221; said Capt. Sugey Jaimez, who oversees the Investigative Services Division.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/commuter-critical-latest-blue-city-unprovoked-throat-slashing-attack-suspect-claims-i-just-scared-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">COMMUTER CRITICAL IN LATEST BLUE CITY UNPROVOKED THROAT SLASHING ATTACK; SUSPECT CLAIMS &#8216;I JUST SCARED HIM&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/san-jose-light-rail.png\" alt=\"San Jose Light Rail closed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>An empty Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail station is photographed along North First Street on Thursday, May 27, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. (Aric Crabb\/MediaNews Group\/The Mercury News via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes as the Santa Clara County Sheriff\u2019s Office releases its 2024 Annual Statistics Report, offering a detailed look at countywide crime trends and enforcement activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/blue-city-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">While the overall crime rate<\/a> rose slightly last year, the report shows a decline in violent crimes, including aggravated assaults and robberies, even as property crimes such as theft and burglary increased.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Robert Jonsen said the department remains focused on &#8220;transparency and public safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our team remains dedicated to ensuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Santa Clara County<\/a> is a safe place to live, work and thrive,&#8221; Jonsen said. &#8220;We continue to build trust through accountability and innovation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/blue-city-crime-crisis-repeat-offender-strikes-again-charlotte-train-murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BLUE CITY CRIME CRISIS: REPEAT OFFENDER STRIKES AGAIN AFTER CHARLOTTE TRAIN MURDER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sj.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown San Jose\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Brandon Fryshaw is suspected of two transit attacks in San Jose. (David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov\/crime-trends-focus-santa-clara-county-sheriffs-office-releases-2024-annual-statistics-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the report:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Violent crime rate: 2.27 per 1,000 residents \u2014 significantly lower than the California average of 4.80.<\/p>\n<p>Property crime rate: 13.98 per 1,000 residents \u2014 below the state average of 20.83.<\/p>\n<p>Total reported felonies: 1,964 across all Sheriff\u2019s Office jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report also details reductions in use-of-force incidents, improvements in response times and continued progress in recruitment and diversity \u2014 part of what the Sheriff\u2019s Office calls its ongoing effort to serve with professionalism and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital reached out to the Santa Clara District Attorney&#8217;s Office for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send story tips to\u00a0stepheny.price@fox.com.<\/p>\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fox News <\/a>with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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