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Rukuan Zhang

Case from Sunnyvale, CA dated Mar 07, 2020

Victim Details

Rukuan Zhang

Male

Sunnyvale

CA

2020-03-07

20

Rukuan

Zhang

07/03/2026

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Rukuan Zhang, a 20-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, tragically lost his life on March 7, 2020, in Sunnyvale, California. The incident occurred in what authorities have described as an unprovoked road-rage shooting. According to police reports and court documents, the suspect, Jason Kazumi Tahara, a 23-year-old man from San Jose, intentionally caused a traffic collision with Zhang's vehicle. Tahara was driving his red Honda CR-V on Homestead Road when he abruptly stopped, causing Zhan ...
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  • East Bay Times: Court doc: Police believe San Jose man induced collision before road-rage shooting
  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1636089
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