Armed carjacker’s wild Corvette rampage turns downtown into war zone; sergeant wounded in deadly shootout

A violent armed carjacking that began with stolen Corvettes and stretched across multiple counties ended in a deadly shootout Wednesday, wounding a veteran San Jose police sergeant and killing the suspect, authorities said.

San Jose police said Thursday the sergeant is in good spirits and recovering in a hospital after being shot by a gunman during the multi-agency incident. He was taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he remains in critical but stable condition and is expected to recover.

During a news conference Thursday afternoon, San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph identified the suspect as 30-year-old Mohamed Husien of Davis, California. Joseph said the suspect’s crime spree began Jan. 17 in Sacramento, where he allegedly stole a red Corvette before traveling into the Bay Area and carrying out a series of robberies across multiple jurisdictions.

Authorities say the violence escalated Wednesday after the suspect carried out another armed carjacking at a San Jose auto mall, stealing a green Corvette.

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