Max Ryan, 26, was one of three people shot inside a residence on the 200 block of Chynoweth Avenue in South San Jose in the early morning hours of September 16, 2025. Officers responded after multiple calls around 12:26 a.m. reporting gunfire and a woman screaming; they found one woman outside with gunshot wounds who later died at a hospital, another woman dead inside, and Max Ryan gravely wounded. He was rushed for treatment but did not survive.

Ryan, identified in public notices as Max Chavez Ryan, was a city housing outreach worker with the San José Department of Housing, remembered by colleagues for his work helping unhoused residents. Authorities said a 27-year-old suspect, Joseph Vicencio, was arrested the day after the shootings and booked on homicide charges; investigators reported a domestic violence incident had been reported the day before, and witnesses described the suspect speaking of silencing loose ends.

The killings occurred at the Montecito Apartments on Chynoweth Avenue; community tributes and obituaries noted Ryan’s dedication to vulnerable people and the shock felt by coworkers and neighbors. Does anyone have information about Ryan’s outreach work or what happened that night that could help clarify the sequence of events?