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A San Jose police sergeant who was shot by an armed robbery suspect suffered critical injuries but has since been stabilized, police said Wednesday.
The confrontation unfolded Tuesday after officers spotted a suspect wanted in connection with two armed robberies reported over the weekend, according to the San Jose Police Department.
When officers approached the suspect, identified by officials as 39-year-old Anthony Chavez of Campbell, police said he pulled out a firearm and sped off, striking multiple vehicles along the way.
Chavez later crashed into parked vehicles near Lick Avenue and Goodyear Street and continued fleeing on foot, police said.
He eventually reached the area of Almaden Avenue and Floyd Street, where police said he ran to a nearby home occupied by a family and forced his way inside to hide.
Officers entered the home, evacuated the family and searched for Chavez, eventually finding him in a small bathroom. As the officers entered the bathroom, Chavez opened fire, striking Sgt. Matt Walsh twice, police said. Walsh and the other officer returned fire, striking Chavez multiple times. Chavez died at the scene.
“I’ve watched the body-worn camera of that gunfight in that small bathroom, and what unfolded in that extraordinarily confined space was chilling,” San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph said. “But what was equally striking was Sgt. Walsh’s composure after being shot.”
Brett Bymaster, whose children and grandchildren were inside the home, said they hid in a closet before officers arrived and got them out safely.
“Officers busted the door down,” Bymaster said, praising their bravery. “They rushed everyone out and we’re incredibly grateful.”
Joseph said Chavez had “an extensive violent criminal history.” Chavez was wanted in connection with two armed robberies over the weekend in which he allegedly threatened two people with a weapon described as a long gun.
“A criminal history check revealed convictions for a variety of serious and violent crimes, including robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, narcotics and much more,” Joseph said.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the shooting.
The shooting was San Jose police’s second officer-involved shooting of 2026.
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