A 18-year-old San Jose man, who allegedly opened fire in the Oakridge Mall crowded with Christmas shoppers in December following a strong armed robbery, has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder, San Jose police announced Thursday.
Investigators said Naylen Hobson-Plattner was being held in Santa Clara County jail on multiple counts of attempted murder with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an assault weapon charges.The shooting took place on December 20, 2021 at approximately 5:48 p.m. Officers responded to numerous calls reporting a shooting inside the mall.
After the robbery, investigators said, Hobson-Plattner retrieved a concealed handgun that had been illegally modified to shoot fully automatic. He discharged the fully automatic firearm at Jimenez and Lebeau as they ran towards a crowd of shoppers in the busy mall. In the wake of the crime, hundreds of frightened shoppers were locked down in the mall and sheltered in place as officers responded to numerous reports of an active shooter in the crowded mall.
Physical evidence was recovered from the scene, and was later processed by the Santa Clara County Crime Lab.
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