San Jose police said three people were in custody on suspicion of shooting and killing a man in October, according to a department press release.
The two adult suspects were identified Wednesday as 19-year-old Milpitas resident Addam Nieto and 18-year-old San Jose resident Brian Medina. Police said they also arrested a 17-year-old San Jose juvenile in the case.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot around 2:38 a.m. Oct. 27 on the 100 block of South Second Street. They found a man who had been shot at least once; despite life-saving efforts, he died at the scene.
It was San Jose’s 26th homicide of 2024.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office publicly identified him Wednesday as Laquin Marcell Golden, 22, of San Jose.
Homicide detectives investigating the scene found a rifle and identified Nieto, Medina and the teenager as the primary suspects. Authorities stated that the suspects were associated with local San Jose gangs.
Detectives and other officers arrested the teenaged suspect on Nov. 15; police said they found an automatic gun concealed in his waistband. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall.
Medina was already in custody at Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall on unrelated charges when he was identified as a suspect in the killing. He was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on $50,000 bail.
Nieto was also already in custody, in Stanislaus County on an unrelated case. Police said they had issued an arrest warrant for him pending his extradition to Santa Clara County.
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