A man killed by San Jose police held a machete above the heads of kneeling hostages when an officer fatally shot him last week, authorities revealed.
A man who was fatally shot by San Jose police had broken into an apartment and taken a family hostage, according to authorities. The man, who police claim was armed with a machete and fake gun, was a stranger to the hostage, but had been evicted from the apartment complex where the altercation took place.last week had broken into an apartment in the complex where he formerly lived and held a family hostage with machetes, a fake gun and a pipe, authorities said Monday.
Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha was seen by police with a machete raised over the heads of the woman and her two sons as they kneeled on the floor when an officer shot and killed him, San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata. The woman and her two sons who were held captive for hours by Gonzalez-Rocha did not know him, according to San Jose police. of the apartment complex. Gonzlez-Rocha had been evicted recently from his unit at the Boynton Avenue apartments. The children's father returned to the home where he was confronted by Gonzalez-Rocha who said he would kill the entire family if the father did not leave, police said.
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