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Jeffrey Fontana

Case from San-jose, CA dated Oct 28, 2001

Victim Details

Jeffrey Michael Fontana

Male

San-jose

CA

2001-10-28

24

Jeffrey

Fontana

07/20/2026

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Jeffrey Michael Fontana, a 24-year-old police officer with the San Jose Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 28, 2001. Fontana was patrolling an affluent neighborhood in San Jose's Almaden Valley when he encountered a suspect during what was believed to be a routine traffic stop. At approximately 4:30 am, Fontana was ambushed and shot multiple times by the suspect, later identified as DeShawn Campbell. Fontana was found several feet from his patrol car with his weapon still in ...
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