Two San Jose residents were arrested this past week in connection with a homicide case from 2020 that shook a quiet San José neighborhood. San José Police Department (SJPD) officers responded to a call of a person shot on November 20, 2020, finding the victim, an adult male, who had been shot multiple times while sitting in his vehicle and, consequently, succumbed to his injuries.
After a meticulous investigation, the detectives identified Hulizes Garcia-Urista, 27, and Jairo Ortiz-Plancarte, 29, as suspects. Garcia-Urista was apprehended on Tuesday by the SJPD Covert Response Unit and charged with murder. The following day, Ortiz-Plancarte was also arrested and charged with accessory after the fact, according to the San José Police Department.
The arrest brings a measure of closure to a case that has been unsolved for nearly four years, making it the city's 39th homicide in 2020. The incident occurred at the 2200 block of Orlando Drive around 5:17 PM, stirring the community and marking a somber tally for San José that year.
