Nathan Johnson-Harper, 34, was shot and killed on December 14, 2018, near a liquor store on the 1500 block of Almaden Expressway in San Jose. Officers found him with at least one gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and died shortly after arrival. His death was recorded as San Jose’s 27th homicide that year.

Initial investigation into the shooting outside El Rancho Liquors yielded no immediate arrests or identified suspects. In May 2019, a multiagency law enforcement sweep called Operation Redwood resulted in eight arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms and a drug lab. One of those arrested, Jose Ramirez, was charged with Nathan Johnson-Harper’s murder during that operation. Legal proceedings were pending at that time.

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