Election enters its final three weeks. Reporter youre watching kron four news in prime time. Reporter now at 8. Pam hit by a truck. And left to die. Pam police in the east bay say, custody on suspicion of murder. Good evening im pam moore. Steve and im steve aveson. Steve the victim was hit shortly before noon at a Food Warehouse in san leandro. Then just before six Police Tracked down a person they believe was behind the wheel. Kron4s Ella Sogomonian joins us live in san leandro tonight. Steve ella how did police find the suspect . Reporter although it all started in san leandro this morning a few hours later the man Police Believe to be responsible for that deadly hit and run was spotted by Oakland Police in a white ford pick up truck around 5 tonight. Reporter take a look at the footage from our partnership with abc 7. It all started before noon at a food supply warehouse in san leandro where Police Suspect the man in custody now was stealing wood pellets. Reporter apparently police
Video is adam powell and that he tried to ambush two Police Officers inside a starbucks sunday night. Fortunately his gun malfunctioned and officers were able to chase him down. Officers think the attempt was premeditated. He was wearing body armor. The soul weapon was affixed with a barrel magazine. Reporter hours earlier his own son was shot inside this city house. All i hear is a lot of Police Coming down. Reporter the shooting was accidental but its hard to ignore what powell did after it happened. Several persons present inside the residence at the time of the shooting. Person of interest who was present at the time of the shooting but left prior to officers arrival was identified. Reporter that person of interest is powell. Neighbors have seen to have family here and there and have noticed the boy shot looking at them from a window. Me and my friend always right around. Like over here. Like with our bikes. And i always see them up there yelling at him. s theres a lot of activity
You will be delayed on the roads. And tomorrow morning. Overnight it will up if i so it will be dumped off in the morning. So yes you are going to need the umbrella for a while. Behind me as the bay bridge. I crossed this maybe an hour and a half ago, and i tell you it was wet coming across that span. It wasnt too wet but we did have a impasse span over so the reds were wet enough so they were right its like. This will get more wet as we head into the morning commute. We expect rain right around 6 00. That will be the case for the rest of the morning commute so be prepared. Tracker shows a lot of activity, most to the north but a lot offshore heading our direction. This is a impasse that was passing over that i came to work, and we have more on the way. We are going to see that throughout the morning and in the afternoon when it intensifies. Right now we have some rain falling in novato down towards sausalito. The east bay has some showers through the santa monica valley. Actually the
Right side out of the altamont pass. Eastbound we do not have those lanes blocked. Nice easy drive. You see no problems on the peninsula. There is one crash near one side. Well talk about that in the next report. Palo alto, more folks using 101. That is a smooth drive into the city. Back to you. Thank you very much. Four years later and we could be closer to an answer. The trial for sierra lamars accused killer set to begin after several delays. Kris sanchez joining us live in san jose with what might be decided 2 court today. Reporter good morning to you. It has been four years of false starts and false hopes for the family of sierra lamar. Justice moves slowly, but when you have a case like this one, where so many people recognize the name and face of the victim, it does put a time stamp on the time justice takes. Anthony Garcia Torres is 25 years old charged with kidnapping and killing 15yearold sierra lamar back in march 2012. She was leaving her home for school the day she disappe
Interviewed a witness. The former gang member who was in custody on a drug charge, told nbc bay area he suffered a broken jaw and permanent nerve damage. He beat guards the next month, which tyree said made him come forward. Robert powell said he told his client about the arrests and powell said they both feel satisfaction and cynicism. My client is happy about it in some sense, its not going to be the restitution he needs for the injuries he suffered, because theyre life altering. In fact, the d. A. s office says the officers face a maximum of three years in jail, a court date has not been determined. The Correctional Officers union issued a statement condemning all behavior, they also said not to prejudge the officers. Robert honda, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Ill show you the other three correctional deputies that are facing charges. Matthew farris, jerry lubrim. Theyre accused of killing michael tyree, all three pleaded not guilty to murder and assault charges. Theyre expected ba