Malik Jackson, 20, of San Jose was killed by gunfire on June 3, 2021, near North San Pedro and West Hedding streets. Shots were reported about 1:50 p.m. as Jackson walked to his car after supporting a friend at the Hall of Justice; witnesses heard gunfire and saw someone running before Jackson was found fatally wounded. His family says he was not the intended target and that the coroner initially misidentified him as Johnson.

San Jose police arrested two men, Eric Zarate, 43, and Michael Herrera, 34, and charged both with Jackson’s murder. Investigators say the shooting may have been retaliation aimed at an unknown person and that Jackson was caught in the crossfire; officers noticed Zarate and Herrera acting suspiciously. The killing was San Jose’s 18th homicide of the year and occurred a block from a separate mass shooting at a VTA maintenance facility a week earlier, though officials said the events were not related.

If anyone was in the area that afternoon or knew Malik, please share what was seen or any information that could help the investigation.