Caught up to the suspect who by then had already committed suicide. The officers did what they were trained to do and that is when we have an active shooting to engage the active shooting. And they did that the. None of our officers fired. Reporter the shooting happened at a building whereat least 350 people work, but it did not happen in an area accessible to customers. We heard earlier in the day from San Francisco mayor he had lee and a ups regional president. Proactive efforts from our Police Department and all the other agencies that responded to help save lives. If i could at this time just ask all of you to please keep ups in your prayers and all of those impacted. I am most concerned about my employees to make sure that we have as many counselors that are needed on site for all of their support and to make sure that we take care of each other. Reporter kz we come back here live at the corner of 17th and utah. The yellow crime scene tape is up. They have opened protrero avenue.
Tomorrow will be a little bit cooler but still hot inland. Walnut creek by lunch time all ready approaching the lower 90s. By 4 00 ,forecasting a high around 100 degrees. By the heat, we have this big h out here toward the four corners area. Its building in. Not only in Northern California but down south as well. Warm to hot saturday. A little bit cooler out there. But well shave off a few degrees into sunday and early next week. But lots of 60s coast side. 90s to right around 100 degrees. As far as the forecast with the fog, possibly some fog is showing up near portions of the coastline here, 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. Youll notice bright colors showing up inland. Upper 90s, close to 100 by 4 00 tomorrow afternoon. So take a look at the forecast highs, once again a little cooler but hot toward clearlake, vacaville, 100. Fairfield, 99 degrees. With all this heat, things have dried out rapidly. Fire danger elevated this weekend. Especially for saturday. Oakland, 79 degrees. San jose, lowe
They dont need to be there. Swat teams as well as negotiating teams are on the 16. Fortunately so far there are no reports shots have been fired. This all started about 2 45 this afternoon. Right now, police are not saying whether this person is a man or woman. But apparently there is no one else with the person at this time. The area, valencia street shut down between 16th and 17th because of a barricaded suspect. Well continue to follow all the developments and bring you new information as soon as we get it. Now to richmond. A man is fighting for his life after being shot on a busy freeway. Three people are in custody. We spoke to the mans family and chp today and has the latest on what happened. Reporter demarcus family is keeping vigil at an east bay hospital. They say hes a fighter and have no idea why he and a friend were shot here in richmond. Demarcus dawes is on life support after being shot three times. He is in grave condition. He was driving a honda minivan. His friend was
Known suspect. At this point, we have not established any communication with the suspect. Reporter how close are you to that apartment at this point . I know you cant give away your maneuvers and your plans, but are you in a position where they can hear you on the bull horn and are you attempting that . Well use what techniques or measures we can to make contact with the person. That generally starts with somebody at least shouting down the hall. The person is armed, so we dont want to put a Police Officer directly in front of the door. There are other techniques and tools we may implement. Reporter this is someone arriving to spray for vermin in the building in that unit . The person was going door to door to do pest control services. The gun was brandished or pointed at the victim. Reporter what do you know about this person that weve heard some unconfirmed reports you may have had previous contacts with them. Were not going into specifics on the suspect right now. What i can tell yo
Street and had Police Swat Team members with sniper rifles knock on their doors and ask them to leave and said they would be occupying their apartments for the duration. They needed to have sight of this person who is still barricaded. Last check with San Francisco Police Department an hour ago, they said they were not having much success if any communicating with this person. But they are taking a very wait and see approach. They are not rushing it. They are trying to create safe and distance and this point. But there are snipers on the roofs around here in case the situation escalates suddenly. The evacuations have widened so more people are out of danger should this situation turn violent. We do expect another update from sfpd in a few minutes. If we get new information, we will be sure to bring it along to you immediately. From what i remember about your interview, the sergeant said the suspect was on the third floor. Do we know where on that third moore that room is located . Is t