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Man arrested on suspicion of murdering his mother in San Jose, police say – NBC Bay Area

A man was arrested after allegedly killing his own mother, San Jose police said Friday.

At approximately 10:47 a.m. Thursday, police responded to a report of a “suspicious circumstance” in the 200 block of Shadow Dance Drive. They found a woman who was not breathing and unconscious. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers arrested Roger Le, 34, of San Jose. Le was charged with murder and has been held at the Santa Clara County Main Jail since his arrest, officials said in a news release.

The motive for the incident is unclear and the case is currently under investigation.

According to SJPD, this is the fourteenth homicide to occur in San Jose this year.