SAN JOSE — A security guard was arrested last week on suspicion of assaulting an unhoused person with a firearm in San Jose, police said.

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The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 in the area of West San Carlos Street and Leland Avenue, in the city’s Burbank neighborhood, according to San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez.

Officers learned the suspect had chased the victim with a firearm, pushed him to the ground and brandished a firearm, Hernandez said, adding that “the suspect was wearing a silver badge on his belt and appeared to be law enforcement or security.” The victim was not injured.

Detectives identified the suspect as a 43-year-old San Jose man and discovered he was working as a guard for a San Jose-based security company, according to Hernandez.

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