7 People Shot in Downtown San José on Super Bowl Sunday

A total of seven people were shot, and two were killed in two separate downtown San José shootings on Super Bowl Sunday, according to police.

The violence came during a busy weekend that saw thousands of people flood the streets for concerts in front of City Hall on Friday and Saturday, smaller events and afterparties at local clubs, and major Super Bowl watch parties in the area on Sunday.

It’s not yet clear what prompted the shootings, or if they were connected to any Super Bowl-related events in the area. San José police characterized each as an “isolated incident” during their early investigations.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that there was some sort of altercation between the suspects and victims prior to the shootings. The motive and circumstances for both incidents are still under investigation,” police said in an email Monday afternoon.

Early Sunday, around 2:20 a.m., patrol and special operations officers working in the area responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Paseo de San Antonio downtown near the Hammer Theatre Center.

Officers found two men who had both been shot at least once. “Medical personnel also arrived quickly, but despite their efforts at medical intervention, both victims were pronounced deceased at the scene,” police said in a statement.

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office said the identity of the victims was not yet confirmed as of early Monday.

Police said they identified and arrested a person suspected of the fatal shooting, and said that person will be publicly identified “at a later date.”

Later Sunday, police said they received a report of a shooting at 10:47 p.m. in the area of North Market and West Santa Clara streets. The intersection is just steps from popular San Pedro Square, where a heavily promoted Super Bowl watch party was held until 8 p.m. Initial reports suggested at least three people were shot and taken to hospitals.

Just before 2 a.m. Monday, police updated that figure to say five total adults were shot in the incident, and taken to local hospitals “with varying gunshot wound injuries.”

All were expected to survive, police said. Streets were closed in the area for several hours while police investigated.

Police said the suspect in the late shooting is “unidentified and outstanding,” and asked anyone with information about the incident to contact the San José Police Department.