Dejon Packer was an officer with the San Jose Police Department and a former San Jose State operating again rugby participant. Packer was a hometown student-athlete at San Jose State. The San Jose native graduated from Gunderson High School – he then played two seasons at San Jose City College before being recruited to the Spartans.
He has been confirmed dead at the age of 24 on Sunday, March 13, 2022. His death was announced by @SanJoseStateFB on Twitter as follows:
Dejon Packer’s dying trigger is alleged to be a homicide. He was apparently stabbed with a knife and was brutally killed by an unknown individual. According to San Jose Police Department officers, the stabbings occurred at 12:06 a.m. within the 2000 block of Gold Street.