Two arrested in stabbing death of homeless man in San Jose

Police say two men have been arrested in the slaying of a homeless man whose body was found in a store parking lot next to his car.

The San Jose Mercury News reports that 53-year-old Randolph Sandoval and 40-year-old Roman Alvarado, both of San Jose, were arrested last week in the Oct. 10 killing of Jeffrey Cooper.

Police say both men have been charged with murder after they allegedly stabbed the 55-year-old homeless man. A motive for the killing was not released.

A passerby found Cooper not breathing next to a car that friends said belonged to him. Emergency crews pronounced him dead at the scene.