San Jose club kidnap attempt leaves 3 dead

(01-12) 09:15 PST SAN JOSE -- Two of the three men killed over the weekend in a shootout at a San Jose club intended to kidnap the bar's owner, and the third opened fire on the assailants before they could carry out the plan, police say.

The violence at the Mexicali Club on Oakland Road began about 8:30 p.m. Saturday when Antonio Barraza Allon, 31, and Manuel Rodriguez Barraza, 29, both of Salinas, and a third man came into the bar looking for the owner, police said.

The three wanted to kidnap the owner over an alleged debt, said Officer Jose Garcia, a San Jose police spokesman.

But the three were confronted by a man inside the bar, Manuel Morales Mendosa, 26, who was armed with gun, Garcia said.

A shootout ensued, and Allon and Mendosa were killed, Garcia said. Barraza was also shot and managed to stumble two blocks to a Ford Explorer, where his body was found the next morning.

Another man hit by bullets during the gunbattle, Humberto Velasquez Sanchez, 28, of San Lorenzo was listed in stable condition at a hospital.

Police are seeking the third man who entered the bar. That man remains unidentified.

Investigators have identified a fourth suspect who drove the others to the scene and are seeking him as well. Hector Milla, 32, of Salinas is being sought on a no-bail warrant for murder, Garcia said.

E-mail Henry K. Lee at hlee@sfchronicle.com.

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