San Jose stabbing, carjacking rampage ends in Milpitas; 3 dead

A person killed a minimum of three folks Thursday throughout a violent rampage within the Northern California cities of Milpitas and San Jose, police mentioned. A suspect is in custody after allegedly stabbing three folks and hanging three others with a automotive.

It began Thursday afternoon in San Jose when the suspect stabbed an individual throughout a carjacking, San Jose police spokesman Steve Aponte informed reporters throughout a press convention. The particular person suffered life-threatening accidents.

The suspect then drove to a shopping mall and tried to carjack one other automobile, stabbing one other particular person within the course of, Aponte mentioned. That particular person additionally suffered life-threatening accidents.

Whereas fleeing the scene, the suspect struck a pedestrian within the buying heart’s parking zone, Aponte mentioned. That particular person’s accidents weren’t life-threatening.

Later, the suspect apparently struck two pedestrians deliberately close to an intersection, killing them, Aponte mentioned.

Within the neighboring metropolis of Milpitas, an individual was fatally stabbed within the parking zone of a warehouse grocery retailer, Aponte mentioned. The suspect fled earlier than police arrived, Milpitas police mentioned in an announcement.

The suspect was discovered hiding in a close-by residential neighborhood and was taken into custody with out incident, Milpitas police mentioned.

Investigators imagine the suspect apprehended in Milpitas could also be linked to the San Jose crimes, Milpitas police mentioned.

“We really feel snug that there is no such thing as a ongoing menace to the general public,” Aponte mentioned.

Aponte described the unidentified suspect to reporters as an grownup male.

He added that police have been investigating whether or not different crimes could have been dedicated throughout the rampage.