The fire was reported shortly before 4 p.m., according to Cal Fire.
The shooting took place at the home of Gilroy councilmember Rebeca Armendariz last Halloween.
Officer Catalina Fraide shot back at the man while he was trying to reload a second gun, killing him.
No arrests were made, but detectives also seized 33 firearms and approximately nine pounds of marijuana.
The victim classified as a "Jane Doe" after her body was discovered in June 1993 on the side of the road along state Highway 152.
Councilmember Rebeca Armendariz was issued 10 citations after violating Gilroy's host ordinance. One person was killed at the party.
The body was discovered around noon Friday.
Gilroy police are searching for a suspect who shot a man on Old Gilroy Street Saturday.
A Gilroy man died Sunday morning following a collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck on I-880, CHP said.
Two children were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening emergencies after a car hit them Thursday morning, police said.
The driver of the car was found dead at the scene, according to Gilroy police. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Shelyna Brown issued the order during a hearing on Monday.
Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted murder in a Morgan Hill shooting. The target was reportedly a man accused of molestation.
Cain Velasquez, former UFC heavyweight champion and mixed martial arts star, shot a man in Morgan Hill, police say.
The library is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. It’s one of several warming centers throughout Santa Clara County.
​Gilroy Police said they have arrested a Christopher High School paraprofessional on child molestation charges.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the sheriff's office says that there were no signs of foul play.
The man was seen on surveillance footage setting a dumpster on fire and then attempting to start another fire, according to police.
In a news release, Gilroy police thanked “everyone that helped located him so quickly" on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened Monday in unincorporated Santa Clara County between San Martin and Gilroy.
Nicholas Jose Carillo IV, 20, was charged with murder, attempted murder and assault with a firearm.
Officers responded to a 6:55 p.m. report of the collision on State Route 156 east of San Felipe Road.
School district officials made the decision after a social media threat referencing "GHS" circulatd online. Gilroy police are investigating.
The man was arrested on suspicion of a homicide in Gilroy in August 2020. A cause of death was not immediate released.
Police responded to a report at Saint Louise Hospital around 2:10 a.m. They did not provide an update on the boy's condition.
Two people in a vehicle were shot at multiple times Wednesday evening near the area of Monterey Street and Leavesley Road.
Nirvana Soul, a popular downtown cafe was broken into Wednesday morning with the culprit taking the eatery's cash register.
Mounir Gad, a former Silicon Valley Bank vice president already convicted of securities fraud, faces new charges.
Police in Gilroy are urging residents to use the agency's online reporting system for non-emergency incidents on Sunday.
The city council voted 5-2 to fund the return of police officers on campus after the contracts were not renewed for this school year.
Police served search warrants at three locations in Gilroy on Tuesday probing a fatal shooting at a Halloween party.
Both vehicles went off the road, where they came to a stop. The woman in the Toyota died at the scene. Her name hasn't been released.
PG&E said it is pre-positioning crews in Santa Clara County and other vulnerable areas that are typically hit hardest by outages.
A non-sworn civilian San Jose community service officer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possession of child pornography.
The Santa Clara County DA's Office said "further investigation" is needed in the case of the shooting at a Gilroy councilmember's residence.
Michael Daniel Zuniga-Macias was just 18. Police also announced Monday that there were at least two shooting suspects.
Carlos Ramos Castrejon, 65, was suspected of having inappropriate physical contact with multiple children, according to Morgan Hill police.
A shooting at a Gilroy councilwoman's Halloween party left one dead and two others with life-threatening injuries on Saturday.
One person died and three others were injured at a Gilroy councilwoman's Halloween party early Saturday morning.
The grant, provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety, will pay for additional enforcement measures.