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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Volume 163 No. 28 SERVING SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
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One dead in shooting by Hammer Theater By Charity Spicer STAFF WRITER
A man was pronounced dead after a fatal shooting near Hammer Theatre Center on the 100 block of South Second Street at 2:38 a.m on Sunday morning.
San José State students were notified that police were investigating one injured person in a parking lot by the Alert SJSU Notification System. “Police investigating a shooting at parking lot near Hammer Theatre,” stated the alert from SJSU sent
to students. “One person injured. Avoid area until further notice.” At 1:34pm, AlertSJSU sent out another message that said, “Police activity at the parking lot near Hammer Theatre has concluded and the area has been reopened. All clear.” The man succumbed to
his injuries after officers and paramedics responded to the scene, according to the San Jose Police Department. The victim’s identity has not been revealed. The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office will release more information after confirming the identity of the victim and
notifying family. This incident makes this the 26th homicide in San José, according to an Oct. 27 KRON4 article. There have been a total of 21 murders in San José since August, according to the annual monthly crime statistics report from the San
José Police Department. The crime is being further investigated for motive and suspects, according to a Monday article from CBS News. Follow Charity on Instagram @charity.spicer
PHOTOS BY ALINA TA | SPARTAN DAILY
Alejandro Maruyama, (left) and his father, Miguel (right), stand in front of the ofrenda they built underneath Interstate 280 on ramp for their service dog , Nacho.
Nacho’s ofrenda gets another week By Alina Ta & Hunter Yates COPY EDITOR STAFF WRITER
On 7th Street near Interstate 280, a Día de los Muertos ofrenda is gaining attention from the city with a postponed encampment sweep. At the ofrenda, various flowers are planted with signs pleading for justice and a picture of a dog is displayed in the center.
Miguel Maruyama, an unhoused man, said he made the ofrenda to honor his service dog Nacho. “I’m so happy to know that I get to keep the altar for another week at least,” Maruyama said. “I get to have it here for the celebration of the day of the dead, it’s important to me because it is part of my religion.” Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that occurs on Nov. 2 to celebrate and welcome back souls of
deceased family members and friends for a short reunion, according to a History Channel website. “The culture is that we celebrate the Day of the Dead, you would think that it is something that is sad and scary,” Maruyama said. “But it is actually a celebration, in Mexico it is very popular. It's popular, it’s part of our culture and religion.” Maruyama had been on the streets for 46 days after he was fired by his employer
and landlord shortly after their dog died. “(My landlord) evicted me. I told her that I was not gonna leave her house until she pays me for the supplies,” Maruyama said. “She didn’t want to pay me, she hired someone to do the job I was doing and asked this person to scare me and my son so we would move.” Shaunn Cartwright, a representative and advocate with the Unhoused Response Group, said the
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Senator Dave Cortese’s Office had before agreeing to postpone the abatement. An encampment abatement is when a homeless encampment is removed from certain public areas, according to a web page from the city of San Jose. Mario Lopez, a social policy innovator and community strategist from Senator Dave Cortese’s
A notice from Caltrans states that any personal belongings near the entrance of Interstate 280 will be removed and disposed of by Monday morning.
Office, confirmed a date change of the abatement in a message. Lopez states in a message that the agency has agreed to postpone the abatement until after the cultural holiday. “I want to get my dog’s remains and I'm not happy being away from him,” said Maruyama. “Once I have his remains, I want to cremate Nacho.” Miguel said he knows that he is on state property, but he and his son were forced to move their encampment twice before settling by Highway 280. Victor Gauthier, a public information officer for Caltrans Santa Clara County, stated in an email that Caltrans is responsible for removing encampments that put the nearby community, Caltrans’ maintenance crews and first responders at risk when maintaining transportation networks. “We didn’t choose to be in this situation, we came here and cleaned this place,” Maruyama said. “We worked really hard in here, planting all these plants to make it look nice and then it’s really sad that they just want to throw us on the street and we don’t deserve to be anywhere.” Follow the Spartan Daily on Instagram @SpartanDaily