Bay bridge toll plaza. The posey tube was shut down and lots of construction on 580 through livermore, pleasanton and oakland. More coming up. A tourist just wanted to take a picture near a San Francisco landmark. He was robbed and shot instead. It happened just after noon yesterday near the famously crooked section of lombard street. Anne makovec joins us live from russian hill with more on the man who traveled thousands of miles to visit the bay area and ended up as a victim. Good morning. Reporter its a real embarrassment for the city. This happened in broad daylight around noon in this busy area. This man was walking up the hill here on lombard street toward the crooked part of the street. Thats when a robber suddenly ran up behind him and grabbed his camera. The tourist took off after the robber and ended up shot. This is cell phone video of the tourist on the ground. He is okay. He was shot after another man pulled up in a dark car and one of two suspects shot the tourist during
Back at the crime scene other visitors thought the evidence markers might be fake. Actually thought it was a movie happening so we came down, and actually realized this was all actually quite real so, yeah, wanting to head back to the hotel and start packing. The victim is a pilot in the city on vacation from thailand. He was released from San Francisco General Hospital last night. The two suspects sped away from lombard street with Police Chasing them across the bay bridge to the Oakland Emeryville border where they crashed. Police say their burgundy cadillac slammed into a tree near 60th and herzog in oakland and they tried to flee. A witness saw motorcycle cops pull alongside one of them and order him to get on the ground. Hours later the second suspect was wheeled into an ambulance. Both were arrested and taken back to San Francisco. Less than two months ago kate steinle was killed on pier 14 in San Francisco. A hearing continues whether theres enough evidence to try francisco lope
Good afternoon, im brian hackney. Frank is off today. Im maria medina. Breaking news this noon. The suspect who targeted a tv news crew during a morning broadcast is now dead. Authorities confirming he died of a selfinflicted gunshot wound. Investigators in virginia described him as a disgruntled former employee. He opened fire at pointblank range during a morning newscast. [ pause ] reporter Alison Parker and photographer adam ward for cbs affiliate wdbj tv were gunned down live on the air during an earlymorning interview. We want the people to come here to say that was [ shot ] reporter the shooting happened at the Bridgewater Plaza Shopping Mall at moneta, virginia, 20 miles east of roanoke. The stations brennemaner. Someone with a general manager. Someone with a gun, we believe it was a man, barged into where they were and fired several shots, six or seven it sounded like. We heard screaming. And, um, then we heard nothing. Reporter the camera kept rolling as it fell to the ground
Reporter the first accused Alison Parker of making racist comments. Then that he had filed a complaint. Then questioned her hiring. Reporter they were followed by a similar accusation against her photographer. And most chilling. I filmed the killing. See facebook. A short time later, flanagans car was spotted on an Interstate West of washington, d c. Reporter the killer ended up crashing the car and when police approached, he shot himself. Flanagan was flown to a nova Fairfax Hospital where he died at approximately 1 30 pm today. Reporter this afternoon. The family of the gunman. Vester flanagan. Made this statement quote pam it is with heavy hearts. And deep sadness. That we express our deepest condolences to the families of Alison Parker and adam ward. Pam we are also praying for the recovery of Vicki Gardner. Our thoughts and prayers at this time are with the victims families. And the wbdj7 news family. Pam words cannot express the hurt that we feel for the victtims. Our family is a
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