"Santa Clara police released details Thursday in the bizarre, targeted murder and apparent suicide that happened on the 600 block of Enright Avenue on Friday, May 8. Matthew Heflin, 49, reportedly had traveled from Bloomfield, Indiana in recent weeks, stayed in San Jose, and was carrying around $95,000 in cash. He then rented a home, unbeknownst to his estranged brother Mark Heflin, 52, next door to his brother at some point recently."
"On Friday at 12:24 pm, Santa Clara police received multiple reports of gunfire on Enright Avenue, and arriving officers found Mark Heflin "suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside of his residence," as Santa Clara Police Chief Cory Morgan explained at a Thursday press conference. Officers reported hearing gunfire nearby as they performed lifesaving measures on Heflin, and then quickly saw heavy smoke coming from a house next door to Heflin's."
"Police initiated a large-scale public-safety response as the gunfire continued, evacuating nearby homes, and neighbors said they continued to hear sounds consistent with gunfire coming from the direction of the homes, and see ongoing "activity" inside the burning home, according to Morgan. Drones and tactical personnel were deployed as police continued to secure the neighborhood, and it's not clear how or when the firefight began at the burning home, given the situation."
"Police and firefighters did not discover the body inside the home, identified as Matthew Heflin, until later that night, due to safety and structural concerns. Investigators reportedly found that Matthew Heflin had traveled to California by rental car, carrying multiple firearms and ammunition, and that he told a friend in Indiana he was going"
Santa Clara police reported a targeted killing and apparent suicide on Enright Avenue. Matthew Heflin, 49, traveled from Bloomfield, Indiana to the San Jose area, carried about $95,000 in cash, and rented a home next door to his estranged brother, Mark Heflin, 52, without Mark’s knowledge. On May 8, police received multiple reports of gunfire and found Mark outside his residence with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers heard additional gunfire while providing lifesaving measures, then saw heavy smoke from a neighboring house. Police evacuated nearby homes and deployed drones and tactical personnel as gunfire reportedly continued and activity was seen inside the burning home. Matthew’s body was found later that night after safety and structural concerns were addressed. Investigators reported he arrived by rental car with multiple firearms and ammunition and had told a friend in Indiana he was going.
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