Ulises Jimenez was a 20-year-old Hispanic man from San Jose known to family as Junior. Relatives described him as kind, devoted to his family and friends, and someone who wasn’t shy about dancing or singing at gatherings.

On the night of February 3, 2023, Jimenez was shot at a residence in East San Jose and taken to Regional Medical Center, where he underwent three surgeries. He died of his injuries on February 4, 2023. Authorities later arrested Anthony James Samaro, who was charged with murder by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

At the time of his death, Jimenez was facing unrelated robbery charges for an incident on December 20, 2021, at Westfield Oakridge Mall, where he and an associate allegedly stole a man’s jewelry and the victim fired an illegally modified fully automatic handgun as they fled; no one was hit in that shooting. The murder case against Anthony James Samaro was proceeding through the courts as of February 2023.

If anyone knew Ulises, his activities in East San Jose, or has information about the killing, please share what you know.