SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Police in San Jose Wednesday morning are investigating a shooting witnessed by a Santa Clara police officer.
San Jose police officers responded at 2:17 a.m. to the 4200 block of Stevens Creek Boulevard after the Santa Clara officer saw three men fighting and one of them firing a handgun.
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Two of the men were detained at the scene, but the shooting suspect fled the area on foot.
Police searched the area, but the suspect was not located. A handgun was recovered near the scene.
Police said the motive and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation. No one was injured in the shooting.
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Police described the suspect as a black man wearing a white T-shirt and jeans. A more detailed description was not immediately available.
Santa Clara police arrested one of the detainees for delaying/obstructing an officer after the man attempted to kick out the windows of their patrol car, police said. The second person detained was eventually released.