PRESS RELEASE

According to Cal Govt. Code Sect 6254(f)

San Jose Police Department

Media Relations Unit

201 W. Mission Street, San Jose, CA 95110

Ph (408) 277-5339 Fax (408) 286-0923

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle LOCATION: Blossom Hill Rd./Poughkeepsie Rd./Monterey Rd.

CASE NUMBERS: 16-125-0026 16-154-0034 16-182-0023 16-193-9706 (Delayed Reporting)

16-184-0032 16-203-0280 16-203-0900 CHP Case # 16-217-0103 16-218-0188

DATES: TIMES: 5/4/2016 12:30 A.M. 6/02/2016 12:50 A.M. 6/30/2016 12:35 A.M. 6/30/2016 12:35 -12:45 A.M.

7/2/2016 12:30 A.M.

7/21/2016 12:10 A.M. 7/21/2016 12:20-12:45 A.M. 7/22/2016 1:10 A.M. 8/04/2016 3:22 A.M. 8/05/2016 12:50-1:00 A.M.

SUSPECT: Michael James Lee Lewis AGE: 30 Years ADDRESS: San Jose Resident



**UPDATE #2** (September 7, 2016)

On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at about 5:15 PM, the suspect (Michael Lewis) wanted in connection with shooting at occupied vehicles along the Blossom Hill Road corridor was arrested in San Jose by officers of the San Jose PD Covert Response Unit. On August 14, 2016, suspect Lewis was arrested for unrelated charges by San Jose Police Officer Mel Dunn #4309 while he was following-up on leads for this case. San Jose PD Assaults Unit detectives conducted follow-up investigation on Lewis and obtained a search warrant at his residence in the City of San Jose. A handgun was located during the search. The handgun, along with shell casings from some of the shootings, was submitted to the Santa Clara County Crime Lab for analysis. The Crime Lab determined the bullets recovered from four incidents were fired from the same handgun. Lewis will be booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on 4 counts of Attempted Murder and an outstanding felony warrant for Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Chief Eddie Garcia said, “The work that the men and women of this department have done in the last three weeks is nothing short of amazing! In light of everything this department is going through, our officers' dedication to the residents of this city is beyond reproach.” "I commend the San Jose Police Department for their exceptional work to arrest an extremely dangerous suspect without any loss of life -— our officers continue to exceed expectations at a time when they remain historically shorthanded," said Mayor Sam Liccardo.





**UPDATE**

(August 9, 2016) The San Jose Police Department (SJPD) is continuing to ask the public for help to identify and locate the suspect(s) responsible for shooting at occupied vehicles. Since July 5, 2016, SJPD has identified six additional incidents involving shootings at occupied vehicles on or near the Blossom Hill Road corridor. In each of the six new shooting incidents no one reported being injured. SJPD has dedicated a significant amount of police personnel to conduct follow-up investigation to determine the source of the gunfire. Officers have canvassed the area and distributed flyers to residents asking for help and information. Detectives continue to conduct interviews, collect evidence and analyze data in hopes of identifying the suspect(s). The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is the investigating one of the incidents which occurred in their jurisdiction. SJPD detectives are working with the CHP. Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Detective Bennett #3705 or Detective Perez #3920 in the San Jose Police Department's Assaults Unit at (408) 277-4161. Persons wishing to remain anonymous may either call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line, (408) 947-STOP (7867), or click the "Submit a Tip" link below. Persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect may be eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.





San Jose:

The San Jose Police Department is seeking the public's help with information regarding identifying the possible suspect(s) responsible for four separate incidents involving shootings at occupied vehicles.

The shooting incidents began on May 4, 2016 near the intersections of Blossom Hill Road, Poughkeepsie Road and Monterey Road in South San Jose. Each victim driver was traveling on Blossom Hill Road when their vehicles were struck by a single round. The unidentified suspect(s) have not been located.





The San Jose Police Department is committing additional resources from throughout the department to address these incidents.







Anyone with information about this case is urged to contact Detective Bennett #3705 or Detective Perez #3920 in the San Jose Police Department's Assaults Unit at (408) 277-4161. Persons wishing to remain anonymous may either call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line, (408) 947-STOP (7867), or click the "Submit a Tip" link below. Persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect may be eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.





BY: Ofc. Albert Morales #3477 AUTHORIZED BY: A/C Knopf #2923 DATE: 7/5/2016 TIME: 3:10 P.M. DATE: 7/5/2016 TIME: 3:10 P.M.

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