SAN JOSE — A man who was found fatally shot near the east foothills earlier this week has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office as Richard Huy Nguyen, 26, of San Jose.
A little after 10 p.m. on Jan. 15, officers responded to reports of a shooting on Clayton Road near Squeri Drive and found Nguyen in the street, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, according to San Jose Police Department Sgt. Enrique Garcia.
Nguyen — the second homicide victim in San Jose this year — was pronounced dead at the scene. During 2019, San Jose had 34 homicides — comparable to the city’s average for the last decade.
The circumstances that lead to Nguyen’s death remain unclear, and San Jose police are continuing to investigate.