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Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 03/23/2023
Location : 900 block of Boynton Ave
City : San Jose
County : Santa Clara
State : California
Agency : San Jose PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
San Jose police allege that Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha locked himself in a home with a machete and three people he took captive and demanded keys from. It turned out that he had once lived there. Police entered the apartment forcibly and shot and killed him. It is believed that he had untreated mental health issues.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-with-machete-takes-3-hostages-killed-by-san-jose-police
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
https://www.ktvu.com/news/details-revealed-about-police-shooting-of-man-armed-with-machete
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/police-barricade-situation-san-jose-shooting/3188097/
