Luis Alberto Cantu, aka Noe Orlando Mendoza, is accused of shooting at officers during a Friday night traffic stop then later wounding another officer before his arrest.
at a home standoff has been charged with four counts of attempted murder.
Luis Alberto Cantu, 37, of San Jose, was charged Wednesday by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities confirmed that one of his aliases is Noe Orlando Mendoza, the name that San Jose police used to identify him at a Tuesday news conference about the shootings. San Jose police chief Anthony Mata said at the earlier news conference that investigators believe Cantu was following and looking for police officers to confront Friday night. Mata added that in the aftermath of the reported crime spree, which left one police officer headed to the hospital for a gunshot wound, Cantu “repeatedly asked after he was taken into custody if he killed any officers.”
In at least one instance, Cantu and his vehicle were recorded following two patrol vehicles in the ensuing two hours. Around 10:30 p.m., Mata said two patrol officers riding in the same vehicle stopped Cantu at a gas station near King and Story roads after he was seen driving erratically and running through a red light.
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