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Overview
- San Jose police announced the arrest of eight alleged gang members in connection to the city's first homicide of 2025.
- The suspects, aged 18 to 20, are accused of traveling over 100 miles from Monterey County to San Jose with the intent to kill a rival gang member but instead fatally shot a random 27-year-old victim.
- A large-scale operation involving over 100 officers and multiple law enforcement agencies led to the arrests and the seizure of several firearms.
- The suspects are linked to a Greenfield-based gang described as operating a 'reign of terror' across multiple counties.
- Authorities emphasized that the motive for the killing remains under investigation and confirmed that ICE was not involved in the arrests to reassure the community.