A suspect who was being guarded by a police officer at O'Connor Hospital Thursday in San Jose allegedly assaulted the officer, used a metal oxygen tank to break a window, leaped onto a ledge, fell 20 feet from the ledge and died after the fall, accordin...
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and the San Jose Police Department's homicide unit are conducting a joint criminal investigation, police said. The San Jose Police Department's internal affairs unit, the City Attorney's Office and the Office of the Independent Police Auditor are monitoring the case, according to police.
The officer and hospital staff left the room and called for additional resources, police said. Left alone in the room, according to police, the suspect allegedly broke a window using the oxygen tank and jumped onto a ledge. Officers and hospital staff provided immediate medical care, police said. The suspect was taken to a different hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to police.
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