Shots fired shots fired, myrtle and lion. That call marks the moment a Hayward Police sergeant was shot in the line of duty. Sergeant scott lunger died this morning. Gavin, im frank mallicoat. Im maria medina. We have been following this breaking news since the call came in at 3 15 a. M. It happened on myrtle and lion streets as Sergeant Scott lunger was pulling over a suspect in a traffic stop. Another officer on scene was unharmed. Officers lined the exit at Eden Medical Center as Sergeant Lungers body was brought out. His fellow officers led the way on motorcycles and patrol cars with lights flashing. Kpix 5s keit do is live in hayward with more. Reporter good afternoon. This entire neighborhood is still blocked off and will remain so for much of the day as they finish their investigation. Officer lunger turned out to be a highly trained officer in s. W. A. T. Tactics. He was called an ideal officer. Basically, he did not see this coming. It has been 28 years since the city of haywa
Structures are we guesstimating about at this point might be threatened . I dont have an exact number on the structures at this time. It is a really remote area so we are still working on getting that number. Thanks for taking the time to keep everybody informed. We will keep you updated with the latest on this on twitter on abc 7 news bay area. Good evening and thank you for joining us on this wednesday. Im ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. And im larry beil in for dan ashley. Lets check in with our meteorologist sandhya patel to see what the conditions are and how strong the wind is blowing around that Lake Berryessa area. It is gusty in the area where the brush fire is burning. Temperature 73 degrees. Relative humidity is about 35 but the wind out of the southwest to 23 gusting to 31 is no help to firefighters. This is generally an area that tends to get windy and this is the closest reporting site to the Lake Berryessa fire location. As we take a look at our radar signature you see
Zoo says no animals are missing. Calling out nicki minaj over her tweets. Are there artists tweeting into the fray . Today, wednesday, july 22nd, 2015. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome on a wednesday morning. Lets ask the guys in the control room to put the images up of a massive warehouse complex fire in north brunswick, 40 miles from manhattan. It has grown to five alarms. Well have much more on that story coming up. But on this wednesday morning, lets start with another breaking story overnight. A United Airlines crew reported being the target of lasers at a new york area airport. This after a dozen similar incidents there last week. Nbcs tom costello covers aviation. What can you tell us . This problem has been growing worse over the past few years. Laser pointers start out with a small light but as the distance grows, that beam of light grows bigger and bigger. So big it can light up a cockpit and blind the pilots. This morning, the police
Cards that have been streaming in here all day. The police chief says they have lost a warrior, a leader a friend the day july 22nd became the end of watch for Sergeant Scott lunger. Scott loved this job. He did it eagerly. It is a tragedy that someone has done this. Reporter calling it a dark and devastating day, Hayward Police are dealing with a loss of one of their finest. They say Sergeant Scott lunger was shot and killed after he pulled over a pick Truck Driving erratically through a hayward neighborhood about 3 00 this morning. Partner down partner down. Police say the officers partner fired back into the suspects vehicle. A short time later the bulletriddled truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Based on information from the vehicle we have identified a person of interest. Tonight haywards police chief say they have arrested a suspect, 21yearold Mark Anthony Estrada, an oakland man they say has ties to a gang. They spent the day searching the suspects east oakland house. Ne
And killed in cold blood it is but first the breaking news out of napa where a fast moving brush fire has really exploded in size. Good evening, everybody. That wildfire near Lake Berryessa has bushed more than 2,000 acres and is spreading rapidly. Campers at a camp ground in napa county have been evacuated and people in the mixed canyon area have been told to leave. Dozens Fire Fighters were on the ground battling flames. In addition to the crews fighting on the ground, theres a dc10 as well as several helicopters and air tankers trying to get the fire out from the air. The fire began around lake bearsias at 2 30 initially reported that it began from a car fire but now the cause sunday investigation. According to the chp highway 128 is still closed right now between rag canyon and monticello dam. Joining us by phone is paul loenthal with the lower district management team. First can, we get a handle on the exact size of the fire. Early in the day 300 acres and then 1,000 and 2000. Whe