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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 10/27/2025

Location : Fruitdale Avenue and Leigh Avenue

City : San Jose

County : Santa Clara

State : California

Agency : Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/27/2025, at approximately 7:28 p.m., Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop near Fruitdale Avenue and Leigh Avenue in San Jose, California. The man barricaded himself inside his vehicle for more than two hours. Deputies deployed less-lethal measures including pepper balls and rubber bullets. The man then exited the vehicle armed with a large knife and advanced toward deputies. Officers opened fire, striking him. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 10:16 p.m. The San Jose Police Department and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office are conducting independent investigations.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-jose-standoff-ends-with-man-fatally-shot-by-deputies/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/deputies-kill-armed-man-in-san-jose/3971240/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/sheriffs-deputies-fatally-shoot-man-armed-knife-during-san-jose-traffic-stop-police-say
https://www.sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/deputies-involved-fatal-shooting-knife-wielding-man-san-jose