Overview
- Security footage shows an SUV reversing into Kim Hưng Jewelry on Aborn Road around 2:09 p.m. Friday before more than a dozen masked suspects rushed in and smashed display cases.
- San Jose police say at least one suspect had a gun and the group fled in multiple vehicles; the Robbery Unit is investigating and no arrests have been made.
- The 88-year-old owner was shoved to the floor, suffered cuts from broken glass, and was later diagnosed with a stroke; he was treated and released from the hospital on Sunday.
- Family members estimate storefront damage at $50,000 to $100,000, and relatives said much of the inventory had been secured in a time-delay safe; the value of stolen items was not disclosed.
- Community leaders and local officials held a rally outside the boarded-up store urging stronger enforcement, expanded camera networks, and full funding tied to Proposition 36, with Vietnamese business owners set to meet the police chief Tuesday.