18-Year-Old Dies In San Jose Gang Shooting; 2nd Victim Assaulted
SAN JOSE (CBS SF)— An 18-year-old man found shot in San Jose Wednesday night died from his injuries early Thursday morning, according to police.
He was found at 8:21 p.m. in the 1000 block of Walnut Woods Drive along with another man had been assaulted in the same location, police said.
The victim, identified as San Jose resident Ricky Jacques, had been shot at least once, and the second assault victim had suffered some sort of blunt force injuries, according to Officer Jose Garcia.
Jacques was taken to Regional Medical Center in San Jose, where he was declared early Thursday morning at 3:00 a.m., said Garcia. The second victim was also hospitalized and was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Garcia said the investigation revealed the shooting and assault were gang-motivated.
No arrests have been made and no suspects were identified.
Anyone with information about this incident has been asked to contact San Jose police at (408) 277-8900.
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