A shooting outside a Kaiser Permanente medical office building in South San Jose left a man dead and a woman critically injured. The incident occurred around 10:14 a.m. in the 5700 block of Cottle Road, near outpatient clinics for ophthalmology and psychiatry. Both individuals were rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The male suspect later succumbed to his wounds, while the female victim remains in critical but stable condition.
San Jose Police Department (SJPD) confirmed the man and woman knew each other but declined to label the incident as a murder-suicide while the investigation continues. Police stated there is no ongoing threat to public safety. The shooting prompted staff and patients to shelter in place, with reports of panic inside the facility.
Investigation Details
Police believe the deceased male is the primary suspect in the shooting. Investigators are working to determine the exact nature of the relationship between the two individuals and the motive behind the gunfire. The shooting occurred in an outdoor parking lot shared by multiple medical offices, separate from the main Kaiser emergency hospital complex.
Community Response
Lisa Cohn, whose husband works as a surgeon at the complex, described the chaos inside the building. "He said that he heard screaming and a SWAT team of police came in all through the building," she recounted. Police have not released further details about the investigation.