SUNNYVALE, Calif. – On Monday, May 12, 2014 at approximately 11:56 a.m., Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) personnel responded to the report of an interrupted burglary on the 900 block of East El Camino Real. Witnesses reported hearing a gunshot and seeing two suspects flee the scene in a red, newer model Mercedes-Benz GLK sport utility vehicle with white lettering on the rear window.
The victim of the burglary heard someone attempting to enter his residence and confronted one of the suspects, a Hispanic male adult. The suspect fled and the victim followed, eventually engaging in a physical altercation during which the suspect displayed a handgun. In the ensuing struggle between the victim and the suspect, the firearm discharged one round into a metal railing. There were no reported injuries at the scene and a witness observed the suspect and another person getting into the described vehicle which fled eastbound on El Camino Real.
Suspect #1 was described as a Hispanic male adult in his 20s with a light mustache, 5 feet 10 inches tall, thin build, and wearing dark jeans. Suspect #2 was described as a black male adult in his 20s, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and wearing a black hat, black shirt with a white shirt underneath and dark jeans. DPS sent a bulletin with the descriptions to all local agencies. Sunnyvale officers and detectives are actively working the investigation
