SAN JOSE, Calif. - Police in San Jose on Monday said its officers showed unbelievable bravery following two separate confrontations that happened six hours apart from each other where police opened fire and the suspects died.
On Monday afternoon, police said one of the suspects died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Assistant Police Chief Eddie Garcia the shootings haven't forced the department to review its use of force policy.
"What has really increased and what is alarming is the number of individuals willing to take on the police not just in this city but nationally and that's something we are very concerned about," said Garcia.
In the last officer involved shooting, friends said the suspect was in his late 20s, early 30s. Police were called out to a North San Jose home just after midnight where they found the suspect with a shotgun outside his house.
When he threatened to shoot at officers racking his gun, officers shot at him and missed. The man then barricaded himself in his home. Police found him dead inside the house from a self-inflicted gunshot following a five-hour standoff.
"He's a good person," said the suspect's friend who asked not to be identified. "This shouldn't have happened to him. It's just sad. We loved him to death. He's a good friend."
Six hours prior, San Jose Police shot and killed another man after he critically stabbed someone in East San Jose. Police said that suspect was armed with a knife and they also feared for their safety.
"Our officers are here to protect and serve this community," said Garcia. "In the first incident, you have a suspect who was on parole for second degree murder who had just committed a violent felony against another citizen of the city. Unfortunately, no one wants to draw their weapon."
The recent shootings bring the total number of officer involved shootings in 2015 to six. Last year, there were five officer-involved shootings in San Jose.
Four officers are now on paid administrative leave. The two cases will be sent to the district attorney's office. None of the officers involved wore body cameras, which currently in its early stages of a pilot program.