Arrest made in connection with fatal July 4 shooting in South San Jose – NBC Bay Area

San Jose police made an arrest Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting near a hospital on the morning of July 4, the police department said Wednesday.

Pierre Franco Plascensia, 40, of San Jose was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with the shooting of a man who was found dead behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a home in the 5900 block of Liska Lane, near Kaiser San Jose Medical Center, police said.

The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. However, it was unclear where the shooting took place. A suspect was neither found nor identified at the time.

A woman was also found shot and injured at the scene, police said. Her injuries were not life-threatening.

Homicide detectives later identified Plascensia as a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. He was arrested in San Jose on Tuesday and booked into the county jail on suspicion of murder, police said.

It was the 18th murder in San Jose this year.

The identity of the victim will be released after the family has been notified.