San Jose police are investigating the city's 31st homicide of the year after a woman was found dead at a home Sunday evening, the department said Monday.
Officers responded at about 5:16 p.m. to the home on the 900 block of Thelma Way to investigate a report of a possible deceased person, police said.
The woman was found with "obvious signs of physical trauma," police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The motive and circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated, police said.
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“The investigation is still in the early stages, and a lot of the information that we have is preliminary, but we’re still investigating this," San Jose police Officer Steve Aponte said. "As of yet, we don’t know the motive and circumstances."
Investigators haven't ruled out the possibility that this was a random attack.
The police department's homicide unit did solve every murder in 2021 and 2022.
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“Our detectives are relentless," Aponte said. "They’re the best in the nation. If the worst crime occurs in San Jose, which is a homicide, our detectives will not rest until that person is taken into custody and is behind bars."
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact San Jose police Detective Sgt. Vallejo (#3810) or Detective Harrington (#4365) via email at 3810@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4365@sanjoseca.gov or by phone at 408-277-5283.
