Good afternoon, im dan ashley. The search is on for the gunman in the shooting of two Police Officers in ferguson missouri late last night. One officer was shot right in the face the other in the shoulder, both we are glad to say are expected to recover. Marcia gonzalez is in the area with the latest. Today police surrounded this home. They ran up to me. Kaying several people as they try to track down the gunman. Shows shots fired around midnight last night. Shots fired, officer down. At the end of a protest sparked. Tom jackson announced he was resigning. A response cited widespread racism within the city and department. Police say the demonstration was just starting to wind down when someone started shooting. We look at that one officer shot through the shoulder, the other shot in the cheek. The bullet still lodged behind his ear. Youre lucky, by gods grace we didnt lose two officers last night. Both have been sent home from the hospital expected to recover as some wonder this city h
Here this morning. Hopefully looking good for everybody. If you liked warm weather, pretty close being the difference. It wont be as bright unless youre these three. Oh. Lets look at live doppler 7 h. D. Really . Yeah. Mine is in the cleaners. Petaluma quartermile visibility. Be careful driving through there. Theres a look at san rafael. You can see how localized it is. Its slightly cool this morning. 48 to 54 through 7 00. High clouds and sunshine. 5 62 to 70. And the day planner is showing things very warm. By 7 00 enjoy a mild evening. May not need a coat. 60 the coast. 70 inland. Thanks a lot. Youre wonderful, too. How about the traffic . Traffic is pretty good if you have to be out at 5 01 on a friday morning. Toll plaza, light, as you come into San Francisco, perhaps. I dont want to jinx it on this friday the 13th. San mateo bridge, eastbound and westbound picked up. The eastbound has lanes until 9 00 this morning. Westbound roadwork has been picked up there. And elsewhere, in la
Monday in front of her home where a street fight escalated into a gun battle. She died trying to protect her children. And police say that struck a chord with the entire community this particular homicide when a woman usher her kids to safety is indicated few feet from the front door. Hit a special special chord with not only the neighborhood but with the city with the community so yes, we were able to get information that gravely assisted us in identifying the persons responsible. Police say still lacking for other suspects and while they work on developing new lead the community is still grieving the loss of pierce. Not only want justice for the death but stricter law to get legal firearms off the streets. Janet reports. If Chestnut Street may have seen the fair share of crime in the past. But neighbors say the latest violence is on another level. What i heard was lot of good shots. Real loud. From multiple guns. Wasnt one gun. Witness describe hearing more than 100 shots late monday
Case that they have been involved in. 7 news has the shocking text, the controversy and the consequences. Reporter at least one officer has been involved in a high profile case. Knowles caught on tape 6 years ago showing him argue skateboarder. An investigation was launched after the tape showed the officer threatening the skateboarder. Resist again i break your arm like a twig. Reporter text message graphic offensive. Example do you celebrate quansa at your school. Yes we burn the cross on the field then we sell brit white mass. Federal prosecutors reless dozens of text public during a bail hearing for former officer who was convicted for public corruption. They were exchanged between he and 4 current officers. All are veteran cops. Michael sell michael robson, reign doherty and schwab. Lawyer represents 2 officers. He says theory morseful and that at least one is thinking about quitting the force. This is not a real who done it type of case and so that they are not optimistic about t
That they also support my action that i will do everything i can to separate them from the Police Department as we do not want to have them among us. The police Union Supports the chief. Its disgraceful for us. This is a very noble profession these men and women have chosen. This was a very small faction of the department that got involved in this. The naacp disagrees. Racism homo phobia and all of those phobias that cause pain for people because they are different are in this Police Department. The black Officers Group officers for justice released a written statement saying they were outraged and disappointed and that we have reason to believe there is information to support there are others from high ranks. Vic lee, abc 7 news. A San Jose Police officer in the meantime accused of raping a woman while on duty changed his plea again. Jeffrey graves reentered a not guilty plea today. The 39yearold initially pleaded not guilty but changed it to no contest. Last week after prosecutors re