San Jose police officer shot, killed; manhunt for gunman continues

A veteran San Jose police officer was shot and killed Tuesday night, spawning the shutdown of several blocks of the Northern California city as police sought to apprehend the suspected gunman who remains at-large, authorities said.

The incident began about 6:50 p.m., when officers arrived at an apartment complex in east San Jose on reports that a man, later identified as Scott Dunham, was drunk, despondent and possibly armed, San Jose Police Chief Larry Esquivel said.

Because Dunham, 57, had access to weapons, including a rifle, the family member feared he may harm someone.

As San Jose police officers approached Dunham's apartment complex, police say Dunham opened fire, possibly from a porch or patio.

The bullets struck an officer, a 12-year veteran of the police department, who died at the scene.

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