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The San Jose police Department released body camera (4), police helicopter air support footage, information about an officer involved in fatal shooting of an armed, wanted felon that attempted two carjackings before being killed in a shootout with officers on January 2021.
San Jose Police Chief Anthony identifying the gunman as 32-year-old Robert Seth Carter.
The incident began when a police helicopter located a stolen Toyota Camry in the area of Story Road and King Road at about 6 p.m. Wednesday. When ground units approached the Camry, the driver sped away, driving erratically and at times going in the opposing traffic lanes on surface streets.
While patrol vehicles did not pursue the Camry, the police helicopter followed it as it traveled onto northbound Interstate 280 and then onto northbound Interstate 880, exiting onto The Alameda and into the city of Santa Clara. As seen from the police helicopter, the driver Carter, then pulled up to a vehicle on Monroe Street, pointed a gun at the driver who ran away, and tried to take off in the new vehicle, Mata said. Carter was unable operate the vehicle for an unknown reason; he returned to the stolen Camry and drove off, back into the city of San Jose.
everal blocks away at the intersection of Park Ave. and W. Hedding St., the Camry crashed into another vehicle occupied by two people. Carter was able to extricate himself out of the passenger window of the disabled Camry which burst into flames, and fled on foot heading north on Park Ave. holding a handgun and carrying a backpack. Mata said he approached a vehicle traveling south on Park Ave. and pointed a gun at the driver, just as a police officer was approaching from the opposite direction.
Mata said Carter fired a round in the direction of the passing vehicle and the approaching officer, but no one was hit. The officer returned fire at Carter, who continued running through a parking lot in the direction of W. Hedding. A second officer heading east on Hedding in a patrol vehicle saw Carter running, pulled up and got out of the vehicle to confront him.
Mata said video evidence shows Carter pointed his gun directly at the second officer who opened fire.
“Carter pointed his gun at the officer. The officer fired his weapon at Carter, striking him at least once,” said Mata.
After being shot, the still-armed Carter was able to move to the front yard of a home at W. Hedding and Burrell Court where three other officers arrived. Carter continued to point his gun in the direction of the officer who had shot him and the three other officer opened fire on Carter who was hit several more times.
Carter fell to the ground and the handgun was still next to his hand; a police K-9 arrived and the dog latched onto Carter’s leg, pulling him away from the handgun, Mata said.
Police then handcuffed Carter and began to provide first aid until medics arrived. He was taken to a hospital where he died of his injuries.
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