By Khalida Sarwari
San Jose police today announced the arrest of two men in connection with the stabbing death of a 40-year-old man last week.
Christopher Burnias, 20, and Rudy Nunez, 21, were arrested on suspicion of stabbing Donald Mendez on the evening of Feb. 9.
That night, Mendez was dropped off about 6:50 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center, where he later succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Investigators have determined that Burnias and Nunez were neighbors of Mendez and that both were at Mendez’s home on Esteban Way on the evening of the stabbing.
Burnias and Nunez, both San Jose residents, were booked into Santa Clara County Jail.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Detective Sgt. Merlin Newton or Detective Juan Vallejo at (408) 277-5283. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at (408) 947-STOP (7867) or visit www.svcrimestoppers.org.
