we have live team coverage for you. vic lee on how the shooting unfolded and there is keira clapper up north and leslie brinkley at john muir hospital. we re going to begin with dan noyes, with more on lacey s background you ve been looking into that, today. as is often the case, it s the day after that we find a more complete picture this, time, he left clues on the internet. including a detailed resume. chris lacey was a freelance computer programmer using this web site to look for work. he claims to have done contract work for several companies. no confirmation tonight and the i team reached an owner confirmed he hired lacey for four month autos i remember feeling like well, i m not sure whether i trust him exactly or not. days later he told us he had concerns about lacey but couldn t figure out why. sometimes you can tell when people have you know they seem to be nice and conversational and everything, but you can tell underneath they re angry, boy say. his fath
camera video of it shows that officer youngstrom and the lacy have a short conversation. without any warning he pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the head youngstrom, a father of four, is still hospitalized clinging to life. his family says he is clinging to hope is a man of faith close to his family and right now his family is hurting as well as the community in general we also learned today that once his be partner radio for help on that call, he then came back to youngstrom and started administering first aid to him. we heard there were first passers-by who stop and help out as much as they could. officer youngstrom is the focus of countless thoughts and prayers and a vigil is planned for tonight in fairfield? it is at 730 here at ridge view park, they are expecting a couple of hundred or 300 people or so. they contend the vigil to before the children in this community, many of whom no officers parents family. a chp officer watches over the officer s home.
together to honor the fallen california highway patrolman. the 37 year-old father of four died last might one day after being shot in the head during a traffic stop in alamo, he was based out of the chp office in martinez and ann mackovic is there with the very latest. it is such a tough day here. you can see that this memorial near the front door of the headquarters here behind me has been growing by the hour. you can see flowers, flags, and cards, also counselors on the scene to help the officers, the dispatchers, everyone, dealing with loss of one of their own. it hurts, and it hurts all of us. all day people have been stopping by the chp officer in martina s to honor the 37 year- old officer who died last night after being shot in head during a traffic stop on 680 tuesday morning. among the mourners, emergency responders from all over the region. i was at the fire station listening to the call command, you could hear the anxiety, and kind of the level of how criti
reporter: the vallejo police chaplain tells the emotional crowd that the family said good-bye. with the chp helicopter flying overhead, the community of cordelia cried for a family, a son, a friend. their young friends are heartbroken. they have known his young son since pre-school. so it hit them rather hard. reporter: this woman can only comfort her tearful 11-year-old daughter, saying that youngstrom s son often shared concern his about his dad s safety. they knew the dangers of the work, because his son would talk and tell them he would be worried about his dad when he was out there. reporter: youngstrom was well known in the community and at area schools. he was a man of faith who shared his believes with his children s friends. his family would pick me up, and we would go to church on wednesday. he was a real friend. his dad was a real cool dude, and doing his job. i hate that his lost his life. reporter: 14-year-old pj weaver says that the vigil is a show
saw his partner go down. withdrew his service weapon. and shot at the jeep. striking lacey critically. other units and emergency crews responded. the two taken to john muir hospital, where lacey died. the chp closed the freeway. investigators began work examining the jeep. inside of the vehicle they found a loaded semi auto hand gub in addition to two loaded magazines. and there is a growing tributes as the investigation continues and still, a big unanswered questions. what was the motive? why did? vic lee. and there is a lot more and yesterday, a 36-year-old former sausalito resident in sacramento. people really come here to get away from it all. and neighbors say that is what chris lacey did. he left the bay area after learning earning a master s degree and working in computer tech molg. neighbors tell me that job brought chris lacey back yesterday to contra costa county. chris is very sorry for what he did, i m sure. but that is not going bring the patrolman