A suspect in a series of armed carjackings was killed and a San Jose police sergeant was hospitalized after a multi-city pursuit ended in a hail of gunfire Wednesday

A San Jose crime spree that spanned more than 50 miles and involved eight homes ended in one dead suspect and injured police officers, authorities said. The chaos began when a man stole a vehicle from a San Jose dealership and drove south toward Hollister.

A San Jose police sergeant was recovering Thursday after a bullet grazed his head during a close-range gunfight Wednesday with a carjacking suspect who later died when shot and struck by a police SUV in downtown San Jose,

A high-speed chase in San Jose ended with police shooting and killing a suspect after he stole multiple vehicles and engaged in a shootout

San Jose police were involved in a shootout downtown, in the California city after a chase involving a carjacker.

Several vehicles were torched in San Jose early Wednesday in what officials are investigating as a possible arson case.