'The bullet hole in the patrol car's windshield, centered where an officer had been only moments before, is as chilling a sight as I have ever seen,' said SanJosePD Chief Anthony Mata.
SAN JOSE -- San Jose police unveiled new information and video Tuesday of an ambush-style shooting of an officer by a suspect who was"on a quest to kill San Jose police officers."
The evening/early morning culminated with SWAT officers surrounding Mendoza's home on the 800 block of Sinbad Ave. at around 3:10 a.m. Just before 10:30 p.m., Mendoza was stopped by two patrol officers near a gas station at the intersection of Story and King roads. "The bullet hole in the patrol car's windshield, centered where an officer had been only moments before, is as chilling a sight as I have ever seen," said Mata.
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