A Gilroy man was listed in good condition at a San Jose hospital
Thursday, less than 24 hours after he was wounded during a shocking
shooting rampage at a Cupertino cement plant that took the life of
his brother and two other workers.
A Gilroy man was listed in good condition at a San Jose hospital Thursday, less than 24 hours after he was wounded during a shocking shooting rampage at a Cupertino cement plant that took the life of his brother and two other workers.
Jesse Vallejos, 52, was conscious and comfortable at Valley Medical Center, his vital signs well within normal limits, hospital spokeswoman Joy Alexiou said.
Vallejos was one of 10 people struck during the early morning shooting. His brother, San Jose resident John Vallejos, 51, was killed, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department.
The other two workers killed in the attack were Manuel Guadalupe Pinon, 48, of Newman, and Mark Munoz, 59, of San Jose, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The shooting suspect, a mid-40s San Jose resident named Shareef Allman, was shot and killed by police in Sunnyvale Thursday morning.
Ajaiey Sharman, who lived next-door to Jesse Vallejos in a west Gilroy neighborhood for six years but recently moved to Milpitas, said he was shocked to hear his former neighbor was among those hurt in the shooting.
“He is a very nice guy, very hardworking,” said Sharman.
Sharman also described Jesse Vallejos as a religious man, and remembers him waking up early each morning to drive to Cupertino for work.
Sharman said his children, a 9-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son, used to play in the front yard with the Vallejos’ children, whom Sharman recalled as being “around pre-school age.”
Sharman said he did not know Jesse’s brother John Vallejos.
Six workers were injured in the attack and Allman was also suspected of shooting and injuring a woman in an apparent carjacking attempt shortly afterwards.
Three police officers on patrol in Sunnyvale shot and killed Allman Thursday morning following a massive manhunt, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith. The deputies saw a man matching Allman’s description and brandishing a handgun crouching behind a car, and after approaching him, fired shots, Smith said.
“I’m glad we were able to resolve this situation,” Smith said in a news conference Thursday. “But it’s unfortunate an additional person died.”
Police said Allman became upset at a pre-dawn safety meeting Wednesday at the plant’s offices, which he left only to return minutes later with a handgun and rifle and opened fire.
