Suspect Killed In San Jose After Car Chase, Multiple Shootouts With Bay Area Officers

CBS Bay Area

January 22, 2026

A suspect in a carjacking was killed in San Jose after leading several Bay Area law enforcement agencies on a car chase, San Jose police said.

San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay said the incident began at a San Jose dealership when the suspect entered with a gun and stole a vehicle around 2 p.m. The suspect then left the city and was spotted by a San Jose police helicopter in San Benito County.

Hollister police said they and San Benito County deputies were told around 2:48 p.m. that a San Jose police helicopter was following a vehicle that was taken by an armed carjacker. Hollister officers found the vehicle just before 3 p.m. near Central Avenue and Miller Road.

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