16-05-2025
San Jose police arrest man accused of city's 9th homicide this year
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A San Jose man was arrested this week in connection to a homicide that happened on Sunday.
What we know
The San Jose Police Department on Thursday said Eugene Pickett, 28, was arrested on Monday.
One day earlier, police said Pickett was the person behind the assault of a man in the 100 block of Tully Road. Officers responded to that location on the report of a bleeding unconscious person outside a business. Arriving officers noticed the victim had visible signs of being assaulted. The victim was taken to a hospital. At the time, his injuries were thought to be non-life-threatening.
Investigators determined the victim had been robbed and beaten. Once officers determined Pickett as the suspect, they obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Pickett was arrested the next day in San Jose. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail for a number of crimes, including assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, and elder abuse.
The next day, SJPD was notified the victim died from his injuries. Police said homicide detectives obtained a new arrest warrant for Pickett, which was served at the jail he was already at.
This is San Jose's 9th homicide of 2025.
What we don't know
Officials said the motive in this homicide remains under investigation.
