Two Found Dead in Car Near SJSU

San Jose State University police found a man and a woman dead inside a parked car in a campus parking garage on Saturday afternoon, according to university police and local news reports. Officers were called just after 2 p.m. to the garage at 350 S. Fourth St. after the pair were reported unresponsive inside the vehicle. Police said officers began medical aid and CPR before both people were pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the deaths are being examined as a possible overdose, though the exact cause has not been determined. ### Where were the bodies found? The vehicle was in a San Jose State University parking garage at 350 S. Fourth St. in downtown San Jose, near the main campus, police told KTVU and KRON4. KTVU described the location as a garage near the university, while KRON4 reported it as the SJSU main parking garage. (ktvu.com) Saturday was a quieter day on campus because spring classes and graduation ceremonies had already ended, KTVU reported, citing the university. The garage is open to the public 24 hours a day and requires payment to park. ### What did officers say happened when they arrived? SJSU police said officers responded after someone reported seeing the man and woman in the vehicle earlier in the day and then noticing them again hours later, according to KTVU. (ktvu.com) Captain Jermaine Thomas of the San Jose State University Police Department said officers “immediately started medical aid” after making contact with the two adults. KRON4 reported that officers performed CPR in an attempt to revive both people, but the efforts were unsuccessful. Both were declared dead at the scene. ### What do police know about the victims? University police said the dead were an adult man and an adult woman. Captain Thomas told KTVU that investigators determined the two were “non-affiliates” and were not associated with the campus or its students. (ktvu.com) The victims’ identities have not been released. (kron4.com) KTVU reported that police were withholding their names pending notification of next of kin. KRON4 likewise reported that neither person had been confirmed to be an SJSU student. ### Are investigators treating the deaths as suspicious? Police said they are investigating the possibility of an overdose, but they have not announced a confirmed cause of death. (ktvu.com) KTVU reported that no suspects are being sought and that campus police said there was no threat to the university community. Campus investigators are also reviewing surveillance video, according to KTVU. The reports published Saturday did not identify any drugs, paraphernalia or other evidence recovered from the vehicle. ### What happens next in the investigation? The next major steps are identification of the two victims and a determination of how they died. (ktvu.com) Police said the names will be released after relatives are notified, and the cause of death remains under investigation. As of Saturday evening, San Jose State University police were continuing the investigation at the garage on South Fourth Street. (ktvu.com) Any public update is likely to come from SJSU police as next-of-kin notifications and the death inquiry move forward.