SAN JOSE — Police on Friday identified a suspect in San Jose’s 20th homicide of 2024 as 39-year-old Lam Thanh Mac.
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The fatal shooting happened around 3:20 a.m. on Aug. 11 at a business in the 900 block of McLaughlin Avenue, San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay said in a news release.
Officers arrived to find Khoa Dag, 35, of San Jose, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, Garibay said. Dag was taken to an area hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Garibay said detectives identified Mac, a resident of San Jose, as the primary suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Mac left the area after the fatal shooting and is believed to have fled to the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, Garibay said. His current whereabouts are unknown.
The motive and circumstances surrounding the killing are still under investigation.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Sgt. Varela or Detective Montoya at [email protected], [email protected] or 408-947-5283. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
