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East San Jose Shooting Leaves One Dead

SAN JOSE (BCN) - A 40-year-old man was shot and killed in an East San Jose neighborhood overnight, police said Thursday morning.

Police received a report of shots fired in the 1600 block of Bermuda Way at 12:07 a.m., police spokesman Officer Jose Garcia said.

Responding officers found the victim in front of a home with a gunshot wound to his back, Garcia said.

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police have not determined the motive but are investigating the possibility that the shooting was gang-related, Garcia said.

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