A man accused of stalking and shooting a San Jose police officer has been charged with trying to kill four cops.
Cantu's name is different from the name police used for him on Tuesday. They said that's because he used multiple aliases.Rosen said he doesn’t know yet if Cantu has a criminal history but pointed out the 9-milimeter Glock gun he used was homemade.
"It’s a ghost gun," Rosen said."The gun that the defendant, Luis Cantu, used in this case is what's called a personally manufactured gun or ghost gun, meaning it has no serial number on it. One part of the gun is put together over a different part of the gun. It makes it much more difficult to trace."This article tagged under:
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