Deputy. Thanks for joining us at 10, im ken wayne, im pam moore, the attack over the weekend killed 38 yearold Sergeant Damon got swell or who leaves behind a pregnant wife in a 2 yearold child. Cuts will or was a 14 year veteran of the Santa Cruz County sheriffs office. As you just heard the county sheriff is calling his death a murder. Kron fours dan thorn live for us in santa cruz tonight with the very latest on this case than. Ken and pam investigators say they plan on staying on scene in ben lomond for at least the next few days. Search of the shooters home so far has turned up several guns and several explosives. The sheriff says that this gunman would have gotten away if it wasnt for some brave citizens who stepped in to help out. Heroic actions caught on camera fearless citizens pinning down accused cop killer Stephen Police say he was trying to escape after shooting and killing a deputy at his home in ben lowe month he was dangerous. Hes angry man intent on bringing harm. The
Movement sparked by floyds death. Is leading to calls to Defund Police departments around the country its a lot easier to fix windows and is the existence of leading the charge to make a difference and east bay residents stepping up the project created to help black Business Owners now and in the future. Good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at a time can way and im pam moore federal and local officials provided an update on the killing of a Santa Cruz County deputy today, suspected gunman stephen is accused of an ambush style attack. At his home that involved explosives and gunfire. Deputy dave and thats willard was killed and 2 other officers were injured in saturdays melee. Kron fours dan thorn live for us in santa cruz tonight he joins us now with an update on whats going on we see a large. Pile and flowers erin honor of that deputy dan. Thats right ken and pam this is a growing memorial here outside of the Sheriffs Office here in santa cruz investigators mean
Behind the wheel. Authorities say he slammed into the patrol car. Officers were trying to pull this car over after they ran the plates but the driver was desperate to get away. Officers initiated the stop. The subject attempted to flee by driving around a stopped vehicle at the intersection. Reporter the officer who fired last night was standing just outside of his patrol car and investigators say the teen driver sped right toward him. The subject drove directly at that officer, striking his car. Reporter thats when the officer fired into the moving car, hitting the boy once. He was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. The teenager has not been identified but police say he is from sap pablo san pablo. The officer involved in the shooting was also hurt and had to be treated at a hospital. He was will be put on jad min administrative leave while they piece together exactly what happened here. Alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. Police in pleasanton are investigating that citys f
Announcer live where you live, this is abc7 news. Black lives matter black lives matter marchers here in the bay area tonight say theyre using love to try to neutralize the hate exemplified by protesters in charlottesville, virginia. Several cities in the bay area took part in a nationwide show of solidarity tonight for the victims caught in the charlottesville chaos. This comes as we learn new information about the driver who is now charged with murder. Abc news report Elizabeth Herr is in charlottesville with the new details. Reporter from charlottesville to our Nations Capital and cities across the country, a rally for unity and prayers for the victims. And this is new video of 20yearold james fields jr. Seen with a known white supremacist group, then hours later fields allegedly carrying out his attack and arrested for murder. His former teacher now saying fields even made pronazi comments in high school. He felt that the views that adolf hitler espoused were correct. Reporter toni
Leslie . Here in berkeley and in Shopping Centers around the area, theyre places where people gather and there is very little security, making it easy for someone with a gun, or a weapon to pull up and take aim. Seems the focus is shifted from trying to take down an airliner or get into a nuclear plant. Its now going to where crowds gather. Congressman swalwell ist on the House Intelligence Committee and says crowded Public Places are on the hit list for coordinated and lone wolf terrorist attacks, especially in europe. You have someone sympathetic to the cause. Thick leave europe, get skills, and back back with a greater ynu then, they have multiple cities where they can take out people in an iconic american chain restaurant. It makes people apprehensive but it doesnt scare me personally. I thinkcc odds of being a vic are low. Shoppers expressed shock and sympathy. My heart goes out to those who have been harmed. cko thisc man worries about terrorism. w. B. Qu3 hearts, herecjf ar