San Jose hostage barricade incident ends in police shooting
SAN JOSE – An officer shot a man who armed himself with a machete and barricaded himself with at least one hostage Wednesday night in San Jose, police said.
The hostage barricade incident unfolded around 8:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Boynton Avenue, according to the San Jose Police Department.
“Special operations personnel are on scene,” police said in a social media post around 9:40 p.m.
In a follow-up post around 11:10 p.m., police said the incident had “resulted into an officer-involved shooting.”
The man was taken to an area hospital with unspecified injuries.
Additional details about the incident were not immediately available Wednesday night.
Units are currently working a hostage barricade involving an adult male armed with a machete in the 900 Block of Boynton Ave.
Special operations personnel are on scene. We will provide updates as the become available.
TOC: 8:31 pm
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) March 23, 2023
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