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- Brother of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman reportedly drove car into San Jose post office, officials say</p>
<p>Susannah Cullinane, CNNJuly 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM</p>
<p>Firefighters in San Jose, California, work to extinguish flames inside the Almaden Valley Station Post Office early Sunday. - San Jose Fire Department</p>
<p>A man accused of deliberately driving a vehicle into a Northern California post office is reportedly the brother of late NFL player and US Army ranger Pat Tillman, the US Postal Inspection Service said.</p>
<p>The investigation began when police and firefighters in San Jose responded to reports of a burning vehicle in the box lobby area of the Almaden Valley Station Post Office about 3 a.m. Sunday, the USPIS said in a statement emailed to CNN.</p>
<p>The fire was extinguished and police took a man into custody, the statement said.</p>
<p>"The person in police custody is named Richard Tillman, who is reported to be the brother of the late NFL player and US Army soldier Patrick Tillman," the service said.</p>
<p>The suspect told officers at the scene he is Pat Tillman's brother and said he live-streamed the crash on a social media platform, KNTV in San Francisco reported, citing a source with knowledge of the investigation.</p>
<p>"Postal inspectors are investigating the incident as a potentially intentional act," USPIS said.</p>
<p>Richard Tillman is being held without bond and is due to appear in court Wednesday, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office booking information.</p>
<p>Pat Tillman, who led his high school football team in San Jose to a championship before playing at Arizona State University and advancing to the NFL, was killed while serving as a US Ranger in Afghanistan in 2004.</p>
<p>The former Arizona Cardinals player – who turned down a multimillion-dollar contract with the team to enlist with the US Army following the September 11 attacks – was shot in the head three times by US soldiers who mistook him for the enemy.</p>
<p>In a post on X Sunday, the San Jose Fire Department said about 50 personnel attended the scene of the post office fire, with no injuries reported.</p>
<p>Photos from the fire department show firefighters dousing the charred entrance to the building.</p>
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