"The dramatic sequence, with a flood of police vehicles and armed officers moving through afternoon traffic at Notre Dame Avenue and West Julian Street, unfolded in the shadow of Highway 87. It drew even more attention after several eyewitness videos captured footage of the man, on the ground prone after presumably being shot, being run over by a trailing police SUV and the sound of several more gunshots as he lay splayed on the pavement."
"San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph was firm in backing his officers' actions to stop what he called a deadly threat to public safety, a man tied to multiple armed robberies and carjackings spanning from Sacramento to San Jose in the four days leading up to the fatal confrontation. The deceased suspect was identified as 30-year-old Mohamed Husien, a Davis resident who Joseph said had no clear ties to the Bay Area."
"One thing is consistent with this kind of violence: He was always destined to meet a police officer somewhere, Joseph said at a Thursday news conference. Yesterday we came dangerously close to paying the ultimate cost I know I could easily stand here today delivering very different news. Both the police department and officer union said the injured sergeant is doing well and is in good spirits, with Joseph confirming that the injured sergeant, a recently promoted 13-year SJPD veteran, was shot in the head."
Downtown San Jose police engaged a violent, aggressive 30-year-old suspect linked to multiple armed robberies and carjackings from Sacramento to San Jose over four days. The suspect reportedly fired at a pursuing police car and sparked multiple shootouts that ended with his death. Eyewitness videos showed the prone suspect being run over by a trailing police SUV and additional gunshots as he lay on the pavement. A San Jose police sergeant, a recently promoted 13-year veteran, suffered a bullet graze that fractured his skull and underwent surgery; he is expected to be released from the hospital. Police chief and union defended officers' actions as necessary to stop a deadly threat.
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