Video shows teens fleeing after fatal stabbing of San Jose man getting bread for his mother

San Jose police seek help in solving fatal 2019 stabbing

San Jose Police are asking for the public's help in cracking a cold case. Jose Corona Galvan was fatally stabbed back in 2019, but the three people responsible remain at large. Authorities hope a fresh look at surveillance video from that night will generate some fresh leads.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police on Thursday released video from six years ago showing three teens they say are suspects in a deadly stabbing.

The family of the victim, 19-year-old Jose Guadalupe Corona Galvan, has struggled to cope with the loss as his killing remains unsolved.

On October 6, 2019, around 9:25 p.m., Galvan was getting bread for his mother when authorities said a fight broke out near the Mexico Bakery on Alum Rock Road. He was stabbed once in the leg, an injury that proved fatal.

Video shows teens running away

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The 25-second video from that day shows a parking lot view of three boys—two in shorts—running away. Their faces are hard to see and identify.

Police said they were running westbound on Alum Rock Avenue over the Highway 101 overpass and continued running northbound on North 27th Street through a fast-food parking lot.

Police did not say why they released the video on Thursday, only that they are reopening the case and need help identifying the teens.

Family speaks

What they're saying:

"I believe he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, maybe something happened earlier in the day, and they confused him for somebody else," said the victim's brother, Carlos Galvan.

Margaret Petros with Mothers Against Murder has been working with the victim's family since his passing.

"We are thankful, of course. We want justice. The family wants answers. Healing cannot begin with the family not knowing" she said.

The San Jose Police Department's homicide unit boasts a 100% clearance rate over the last 3.5 years and is on pace to solve every case in the city for a fourth consecutive year. But detectives said they never forget the cases they don't solve, so they are looking back at old cases.

Authorities said they will continue to pursue justice for Galvan's family, who described him as the heart of their home and a big help to his mother and five siblings.

Anyone with information on these suspects in the video or this incident should contact Detective Sergeant Barragan #4106 or Detective Harrington #4365 of the San Jose Police Department's Homicide Unit via email: 4106@sanjoseca.gov and/or 4365@sanjoseca.gov or at (408) 277-5283.