(KRON) – A teenager is facing attempted murder charges after San Jose police say he was involved in a gang-related shooting, according to authorities.
At 4:31 p.m. on May 14, San Jose Police Department officers responded to an apartment parking lot near Tosca Court and Tosca Way for the report of a shooting.
Per police investigation, the teenage boy fired multiple shots at a man driving a car. Police said the shots narrowly missed the victim’s head, and he was unharmed.
It was revealed in the investigation that the shooting was gang-motivated.
The suspect was identified as a 14-year-old boy from San Jose.
SJPD Violent Crimes Enforcement Team located the suspect in San Jose. According to police, the suspect attempted to flee and abandoned his firearm before officers took him into custody.
Police found the discarded gun and discovered it had been stolen out of Reno, Nev. SJPD said officers found “various gang indicia” in the suspect’s home.
The suspect was booked into Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall for attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, shooting into an occupied vehicle and multiple firearm-related crimes.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Detective Garcia of the San Jose Police Department Gang Investigations Unit at 408-277-3835 or by email at 5026@sanjoseca.gov.
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