The kidnapping suspect who drew the San Jose Police SWAT team into a gunfight Friday afternoon had a secret: he was shooting blanks. If he’d been firing live ammunition, the outcome would’ve ...

On Thursday, SJPD confirmed the location on Bassett Street ... "They had bullhorns, they had a SWAT team," the resident described. "There were armed police throughout the area.

Sid Heal, a pioneer of the SWAT team concept and use-of-force consultant ... stated that Tovar’s shooting was reasonable and within SJPD policy. But he also questioned whether the officers ...