Jose

Jose (ホセ, Hose) was a member of the Mafia led by Rod Ross and Mello. He features in chapter 74 "A Fine Performance".

When the Kira Investigation Team raided the Mafia hideout in order to retrieve the Death Note, Mello and Soichiro Yagami faced a stand-off, the former threatening to blow the whole base up with bombs, the latter threatening to write his name in the Death Note.

Jose was in the same room, but feigned to be dead. While Mello distracted Soichiro, Jose grabbed a machine-gun and opened fire, inflicting heavy injuries on Soichiro.

He then tried to retrieve the Death Note but could not get it out from Soichiro's clutches. Other members of the Kira Investigation Team then broke in and Jose was shot dead.

Mello set off the bombs and escaped. Soichiro died of his injuries.