SAN JOSE — The San Jose Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in tracking down three suspects in a fatal stabbing nearly six years ago in the city’s Little Portugal neighborhood.
Officers found the victim — Jose Corona Galvan, 18, of San Jose — suffering from at least one stab wound around 9:25 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2019, in the 1500 block of Alum Rock Avenue. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation revealed one of the three suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim during a brief altercation, according to San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez.
The suspects then ran westbound on Alum Rock Avenue over the Highway 101 overpass and continued northbound on North 27th Street through a fast-food eatery parking lot.
Detectives launched an investigation, but no suspects were identified or arrested at the time, Hernandez said.
The SJPD Homicide Unit has reopened the case. On Thursday, police released video footage of the suspects and asked for the public’s help in identifying and locating them. They are described as males in their early teens, with average builds.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Sgt. Ivan Barragan or Detective Mike Harrington of the SJPD Homicide Unit at 4106@sanjoseca.gov, 4365@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-5283. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
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