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All hell breaks loose in Hollister- suspect now dead

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Stolen vet from San Jose being tracked by Law Enforcement helicopter to Hollister. Cops and Sheriff spot it and the chase is on. Crashed, gunfire ensued, dude hijacks another car and a new chase is on. Speeds 100+ chased around north county, then up Hwy 25/101/85/87 and San Jose PD blasts the guy there. I love happy endings.

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Carjacking suspect dead, San Jose police sergeant hospitalized following pursuit

A suspect is dead, and a San Jose police sergeant was taken to the hospital Wednesday following a multi-county pursuit, according to authorities.
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Details sure to change over the next few days.

HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA – January 21st, 2026 – At about 3 pm today, Hollister Police officers and San Benito County deputies were involved in a series of officer involved shootings with an armed carjacking suspect within Hollister City limits.

At about 2:48 pm, Hollister officers and San Benito deputies were notified that the San Jose Police helicopter was following a vehicle that had been involved in an armed carjacking in San Jose. Our officers located the suspect vehicle in the area of Central Ave. at Miller Rd. at about 2:56 pm and engaged the vehicle in a slow-speed vehicle pursuit that ended in the area of Buena Vista Rd. at Westside Blvd. For unknown reasons, the suspect vehicle became disabled at that intersection.

The suspect emerged from the vehicle armed with a handgun and there was an officer involved shooting at that scene. All Hollister Police officers are reported to be uninjured.

The suspect fled that immediate area and San Benito deputies located the suspect in the area of Buena Vista Rd. and Line St., where there was an additional officer involved shooting. The San Benito Sheriff’s Office reports that their deputies are also uninjured. The suspect fled again and carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint and fled the City of Hollister.

The suspect fled towards San Jose northbound and engaged the California Highway Patrol with more gunfire, firing out the window of his vehicle.

Ultimately, the suspect fled to San Jose, where he again engaged the San Jose Police Department with more gunfire, and was ultimately killed. During that exchange, a San Jose Police Sergeant was struck with gunfire but is expected to survive.
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Crazy stuff. It covered quite a bit of turf.
Sure glad no one else was hurt.

Heal up Sergeant.
 
Glad the cops finally got the guy but what a lot of havoc beforehand.
The world has one less dirt bag today.
 
Has anyone heard any news on the sergeant?
 
Worked for me, but not my thing to listen too really so just reporting back sir!!
 
Press conference from SJPD Chief.

 
I watched the video of him getting creamed…talk about FAFO
 
Das MotorRad said:
I watched the video of him getting creamed…talk about FAFO
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Given what I saw, I have no objections to that squishing. Guy looked like an active threat to the community when he was flattened.

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Welp, from this angle it look like he was down before he got ran over. And then it look like they shot him two dozen times AFTER he was run over. Just to make sure I guess.

Don’t click this if you are uncomfortable seeing a guy get run over and shot (justifiably of course)

 
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greenmonster said:
Too bad the helicopter isn’t outfitted like a Blackhawk.
Would have saved a lot of time.
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Its an EC120- smallest offering in Eurocopter's entire fleet. It flies, but not impressively with a hot day, load of gas, two crew members. I don't think many agencies buy them a second time and opt to more power/more room/more gas/more gear/more money too... The 120 is turbine powered, a good idea.
 
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