SANTA CLARA — Authorities on Friday launched further particulars a few deadly police capturing earlier this month in Santa Clara, together with the deceased man’s identify and doable motive for stabbing his roommate, which led an officer to open fireplace.
The Santa Clara Police Division recognized the person as Nizamuddin Mohammed in an replace on its investigation into the capturing.
Within the replace, Santa Clara police Lt. Eric Lagergren stated an investigation decided Mohammed’s relationship with the sufferer had deteriorated in current months. The 2 shared a house with one different individual within the 1800 block of Eisenhower Drive.
“Disagreements escalated over household matters, including thermostat use, and tensions increased after an incident in July 2025, when the suspect damaged property after an argument with the victim,” Lagergren stated.
That incident led Mohammed’s landlord to provoke eviction proceedings in opposition to him, and on Aug. 29, the sufferer testified in assist of the eviction, in keeping with the replace.
“Preliminary information indicates this testimony was a significant factor leading up to the attack,” Lagergren stated.
Social media posts attributed to Mohammed additionally point out he believed he was dealing with racial discrimination within the office and “ascribed blame to perceived ‘white supremacy,’ ” in keeping with the replace. He had been beforehand employed as a contracted employee via a third-party company till his termination in February 2024.
“He had publicly stated online that he believed his job loss was the result of discrimination,” Lagergren stated, including that search warrants are pending to substantiate he wrote the posts.
Allsup instructed Mohammed to cease and opened fireplace when he didn’t comply, in keeping with Morgan. Mohammed was hit 4 occasions and brought to an space hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
Morgan stated the sufferer suffered stab wounds to his palms, chest, lung and stomach, and was handled and launched.
The investigation into the capturing is continuous.
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