Crime . Reporter thats right. Sanchez didnt recall every detail because he says he doesnt remember every detail of what happened here at pier 14 but during our 45minute jailhouse interview he revealed how it happened and why he kept returning to the United States after being deported numerous times. Did you shoot kate steinle, the lady on pier 14 . Yes. You did shoot her. Hmm. Reporter the murder suspect tells abc7 news the shooting that took at the i life of 32yearold kate steinle has wednesday was an accident. He says he was wandering on pier 14 after taking sleeping pills he found in a dumpster. Where did you get the gun . When the over there the benches. With my leg and i see that one teacher, and then i see over there something. Sanchez claims a gun was wrapped in that tshirt, and when he picked it up boom, boom. Three times. Reporter he claims he kicked the gun into the bay, lit autopsying let, and walked off not knowing he shot someone until he was arrested by police hours later
Live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. Did you shoot last wednesday . Yes. The jail house confession of an accused killer. Only on abc7 news Francisco Sanchez admits to the murder of a San Francisco woman. Tonight officers reexamine the crime scene after what sanchez told us about the gun. Good evening. 56yearold sanchez spoke only to abc7 news today in a 45minute jail house interview. He called 32yearold kates killing an accident. Sergio is live in the newsroom with sanchezs confession. Sergio . Francisco sanchez says he doesnt remember everything about what happened on pier14 because he was under the influence of what he believes were sleeping pills he found nearby. Francisco sanchez says he is the one responsible in the tragic shooting of kate steinley. Did you shoot kate steinley, the lady on pier 14 . Yes. You did shoot her . Yes. He said it was an accident. He told my colleague, cornell bernard, he was on pier 14 and found the gun under one of the benches. She o
Den and oakland and hayward down to nine on live doppler hd. Check out the only way you will see the sun rising this morning, from our Mount Tamalpais with High Definition window. 58 to 66 at 7 00 with drizzle and by 9 00 county clouds pull back to the coast and by noon, 62 to 76 and we will have fog rolling across the Gabriel Esparza to emeryville and headed into the afternoon we have low 60s to low 80s inland and temperatures are well below average. Sometimes when you sigh the traffic you say, i dont want to see it. Exactly. It is getting worse and now we have reports of an accident, a possible solo spinout over the Santa Cruz Mountains on highway 17. We probably have slick roads there and that could have contributed to the accident. We are looking at Golden Gate Bridge and it is starting to get foggy there as you make it into the country knell. Traffic is not too bad but we have three lanes of it closed the closer you are to the waldo tunnel because of an accident. At the tolls at r
Steinle was killed to pray for her. The archdiocese of San Francisco actually does this arranging a rare service for every murder victim in the city a week in their death. But this murder has captured the attention of the nation. You can see how many reporters attended the Service Although the priest said he would be here no matter who she was and they pray for the soul of the man accused of murdering her. The accused killer has a criminal record and has been deported to mexico five times. This story is Getting National attention. In an exclusive jailhouse interview with abc7, Francisco Sanchez explains he kept coming here because it is a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. Did you shoot kate steinle, the lady who was down on pier 14 . Yes. You did shoot her . Ran Cisco Sanchez said the shooting was an descend. He found the gun under a bench and he picked it up and heard three booms. He did not realize he shot her until he was arrested an hour later. She was walking on pier father w
Footage. When we checked the license plate, it came back as a stolen vehicle. Reporter they were waiting for the vehicle. Its followed by a third patrol car. As officers attempted to stop the vehicle. The subject accelerated directly at an officer who was standing near the intersection outside his patrol car. Reporter the District Attorneys Office is investigating saying they fired four shots at the juvenile behind the wheel. They blocked traffic while scouring for evidence. I heard from him, but i thought it was fireworks. Reporter investigators say the officer who fired was injured when the vehicle struck his patrol car trying to get away. He was slammed between his door and the car. They are not naming the officer but he served for four years. He is on administrative leave during the investigation. Sky 7 hd was over the scene as officers caught up with the driver on the bay bridge, who they started chasing in oakland. Chp blaming things on a language barrier. They tried to pull over