San Jose: Police announce arrest in 2024 fatal shooting

SAN JOSE — Police have announced the arrest of a man suspected in a fatal shooting last August at an East San Jose business, crediting tips they received after publicizing his identity last month.

Lam Thanh Mac, 39, was arrested June 19 at a San Jose home in connection with the Aug. 11 homicide in the 900 block of McLaughlin Avenue, according to the San Jose Police Department.

The early morning shooting outside a local business claimed the life of 35-year-old San Jose resident Khoa Dag. Until recently, there was no public disclosure about the shooter, who fled before police arrived.

In early May, San Jose police released Mac’s name and photo to the public to generate leads on his whereabouts. Investigators believed that he traveled to the Las Vegas area immediately after the shooting.

But Mac was in San Jose when a contingent of SJPD MERGE officers — the city’s SWAT equivalent — and covert and special-operations officers arrested him. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of murder.

Police on Monday lauded members of the public for providing “critical information” in helping them locate Mac.

“We are deeply grateful to everyone who shared information, kept this case in the public eye, and supported the search for justice,” the department said in a statement.

Mac is being held without bail in the Main Jail, for a murder charge that was filed un August, despite Mac being on the run, records show.

Anyone with information about the August homicide can contact the SJPD homicide unit at 408-277-5283, or email Detective Sgt. Rafael Varela at 3638@sanjoseca.gov or Detective Jose Montoya at 3644@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.