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Police Officer Hospitalized After Being Shot Near Downtown San Jose

Police said the officer was taken to a hospital as SWAT and sheriff’s deputies joined the response and officials withheld the suspect’s condition.

  • On Tuesday, a San Jose Police Department officer was shot during an incident near Lick Avenue and Goodyear Street and transported to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
  • The shooting occurred in the Goodyear-Mastic neighborhood near Highway 87 and Caltrain's Tamien Station, drawing a massive law enforcement response from The Santa Clara County Sheriff and SWAT teams assisting SJPD.
  • San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan traveled to the hospital Tuesday evening to check on the injured officer, though officials have not released specific details regarding the officer's condition or suspect identity.
  • Authorities asked the public to avoid the area near Almaden Avenue and Floyd Street after witnesses reported seeing an individual on the ground, though police have not verified those accounts.
  • Police stated they would share additional information as it becomes available during the ongoing investigation, with the scene remaining active as authorities work to determine what led to the shooting.
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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Jose, United States on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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