San Jose: Woman arrested Monday on suspicion of arson, murder
SAN JOSE Police arrested a woman Monday on suspicion of murder and arson for allegedly setting fire to a commercial building with an employee inside functionaries mentioned Yessenia Estrada a -year-old resident of San Jose allegedly started the second-alarm blaze early Sunday morning according to a press release from the San Jose Police Department Agents located a deceased person in the burned building Monday The victim s identity had not been circulated by the Santa Clara County Coroner s Office at the time of this writing Yessenia Estrada a -year-old resident of San Jose was arrested Monday on suspicion of arson and murder for allegedly setting fire to a commercial building with an employee inside according to the San Jose Police Department San Jose Police Department Just before a m Sunday police and firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a commercial building on the block of North th Street bureaucrats announced Initial reports disclosed that a fence was on fire and the blaze was extending to the roof of the two-story structure stated Jake Pisani community information manager for the San Jose Fire Department The blaze was upgraded to a first alarm fire at a m and a second alarm fire at a m Pisani explained The first engine that arrived on scene described the fire as a large fully involved structure with multiple exposures he added The fire was knocked down at a m Upon their arrival police ascertained that the fire was likely caused by arson SJPD noted An initial analysis detected that an employee who was thought to be inside the structure at the time of the fire was unaccounted for but a search could not initially be conducted because of structural instability agents revealed Estrada was identified as the suspect and officers received a warrant for her arrest Related Articles San Jose Police release car image seek tips in March homicide Hollywood exec s son accused of killing wife and in-laws is identified dead in jail East Bay author of Please Break the Law convicted of murdering brother My heart is broken East Bay man heard from victim s family at -year homicide sentencing Victim in fatal East Bay shooting is identified Following her arrest Monday Estrada was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail police revealed The matter was jointly investigated by San Jose Fire Department arson investigators and SJPD homicide officers police explained This marks San Jose s th homicide of the year Anyone with further information is urged to contact Detective Sergeant Ivan Barragan or Detective Harrington at sanjoseca gov or sanjoseca gov They can also be reached by phone at - - Staff writer Rob Salonga contributed to this assessment
