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Case Description

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Bich Cau Thi Tran, a 25-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, was fatally shot by a San Jose Police officer on July 13, 2003, in her home. Tran, who had a history of mental health issues and had stopped taking her antipsychotic medication, was wielding an Asian vegetable peeler when officers Chad Marshall and Tom Mun arrived at her residence in response to a neighbor's call about her toddler wandering in the street. Upon entering the apartment, Officer Marshall shot Tran once in the chest, believing sh ...Read More

Victim Details

Bich Cau Thi Tran AKA Cau Bich Tran

Female

Asian

San-jose

CA

2003-07-13

25

Bich

Cau Thi Tran

04/21/2026