Man, 57, shot dead on San Jose street in broad daylight

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A San Jose man was killed by gunfire in broad daylight Sunday, just two blocks away from San Jose High School, police said Tuesday.

The victim, 57-year-old Edward Garcia Jr., was found lying in the road in the area of North 26th and East Julian streets in San Jose about 2:45 p.m., officials said.

He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police have not made any arrests or released a description of any suspect. Anyone with information about the shooting may call detectives at (408) 277-5283.

Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: kveklerov