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Ex-Con Suspected of Supplying Guns to 16-Year-Old High School Student

Police arrested a 23-year-old ex-convict suspected of supplying guns to a San Jose 16-year-old, who allegedly brought a loaded firearm onto the campus of a local high school. Both Eric Diaz-Ramirez and the teen were arrested on March 15, San Jose police said Monday. During simultaneous search warrants at the suspects’ homes, police seized four weapons — three of them semi-automatic pistols — ammunition and about 44 grams of cocaine, police said.

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San Jose Police Department arrested Eric Diaz-Ramirez, 23, of San Jose, Calif., on March 15, 2023. Diaz-Ramirez is suspected of narcotics possession and illegal weapons charges. (San Jose Police Department via Bay City News)
San Jose Police Department arrested Eric Diaz-Ramirez, 23, of San Jose, Calif., on March 15, 2023. Diaz-Ramirez is suspected of narcotics possession and illegal weapons charges. (San Jose Police Department via Bay City News)

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Police arrested a 23-year-old ex-convict suspected of supplying guns to a San Jose 16-year-old, who allegedly brought a loaded firearm onto the campus of a local high school.

Both Eric Diaz-Ramirez and the teen were arrested on March 15, San Jose police said Monday.

During simultaneous search warrants at the suspects’ homes, police seized four weapons — three of them semi-automatic pistols — ammunition and about 44 grams of cocaine, police said.

The teen allegedly brought a concealed, loaded weapon to Independence High School in East San Jose during school hours, police said.

Detectives obtained arrest warrants for both suspects in addition to search warrants for their residences.

Diaz-Ramirez is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition, according to police. Both Diaz-Ramirez and the teen were taken into custody on suspicion of various firearms-related crimes.

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