San Jose's police chief gives chilling details of an officer involved shooting that left one of his own wounded. Police say the suspect carried out an ambush-style attack in a 'quest' to kill officers.
, in which he said the suspect had been stalking officers as part of a "quest," to kill police. One officer was shot and wounded by the suspect, who was later taken into custody. Chief Anthony Mata described it as a traumatic case in which the suspect, Noe Orlando Mendoza, plotted an ambush-style attack on officers, as the police department released police body cam images as well as other photos related to the case.
He said the suspect pulled over at a gas station, got out of his car and then began firing at police, nearly missing officers. The suspect entered the home around 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. About two hours later, officers ended up surrounding the home and began to call out the suspect. The chief said that within minutes, Mendoza then attempted to escape out of the rear of the property and scaled a fence into a neighboring yard.
The chief said that Mendoza didn’t get far, as police managed to take him into custody a short time later. He was also seen following at least two marked patrol vehicles a short time later and police were also looking into the possibility of his vehicle at the police station headquarters earlier in that evening.
San Jose police said that suspect Noe Orlando Mendoza used a ghost gun when he shot at police before he was arrested on Feb. 4, 2023.
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