"I Was Like 'No Way!'"

"SAN JOSE, CA - San Jose police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide, after a man and a woman were found shot to death in an Alum Rock home.

"Before special operations officers searched the home and found their bodies, officers had evacuated the neighborhood and cut off traffic from South Capitol Avenue near Rose Avenue, tangling afternoon traffic on the busy thoroughfare.

"The bodies were found inside a two-story townhouse in the 100 block of Rose Lane near South Capitol Avenue. Police did not immediately identify the dead.

"But sources said the dead man, and probable shooter, was Shon Box, 40, and that he had been dating the woman for a short time.

"The initial call came in to police at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday regarding a "weapons disturbance," police spokesman Sgt. Ronnie Lopez said. Sources said the dead woman's roommate told police that a man was in her home with a gun and that her roommate had barricaded herself in a bathroom. When police arrived, an officer saw the man through a window with the weapon aimed at his own head, and later heard multiple gunshots.

"Joselle Martinez, who lives nearby, said she woke up with a start from a nap to hear what sounded like shots.

"`I jumped,` Martinez said. `Then my friend called me up to tell me to get out of there, there is a hostage situation. I was like 'No way!'`

"Martinez got out to join the crowds gathered around the police perimeter, which stretched in a wide swath around the small residential neighborhood to make sure no one was struck by stray gunshots.

"After attempts to contact the man and woman were unsuccessful, SWAT officers — using `flash bang` explosives — made their way into the home. They found the bodies on the second floor, which they confirmed to reporters about 3:30 p.m."

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