You can almost sense Something Big was about to happen when the mayor walked into the bone. Talking about the chief walked into the room talking about the chief resignation. Mayor ed lee came out and said they he acts the chief to resign and he did do so this afternoon. Justine it has not been fast enough in regard to the progress that has been made not for me and not for grit. Greg justine Embattled San Francisco Police chief lost his job today after facing mounting pressure. Between several Deadly Police shootings, including one today, and a racist text message scandal in the department. Justine mayor ed lee said he asked chief greg suhr to resign, and he did late this afternoon. Justine with that, mayor ed lee made it clear that after 30 years today would be chief greg suhrs last with the Police Department. Saying it is the best way to bring back reform and restore trust. Mayor ed lee San Francisco i had previously expressed confidence how best to move forward. Justine protestors wh
Custody. But it was certainly a chaotic scene as officers tried to negotiate with the man who told them he wanted to die. The standoff started around 2 this afternoon in the heart of San Francisco. A Massive Police presence responded to mcallister and jones streets. Near the hibernia bank. After getting a report of a man with a gun. Steve Police Ordered him to show his hands but he refused. The incident drew the swat team, hostage negotiators and dozens of officers to the area. A number of loud bangs were heard. Which police say were flash bang grenandes. But San Franciscos acting police chief says the key to ending this situation safely was time. Pam acting chief toney chaplan also says, the suspect was hit with a bean bag when he made a threatening motion with a gun. And that he had extra ammunition on him. The man was taken to the hospital and is now being treated. Steve kron 4s Justine Waldman has just gotten back from the scene. The reporter the flash bangs and been backgrounds of
Reporter just before 2pm friday, one of barts brand new train cars overshot the end of a section of test track in hayward by several feet and crashed into a dirt pile. This is video of the accident from our helicopter partnership with abc 7. The accident apparently occurred while bart train operators were being familiarized with the new train system and the new train cars. Its unknown if the accident was the result of human error or some type of mechinal problem. Bart says that at the time of the accident the train was only travelling between 5 and 10 Miles Per Hour and that no one was injured. Its unclear exactly how many people were on board at the time or if the train suffered any damage. After the accident the car was still partially on the tracks and maintenance crews were able to pull it off the dirt pile. Each of barts new train cars costs about 2 million dollars. The first one was delivered earlier this month. Bart hopes to have ten of the new cars in service by the end of the
Pam a mass shooting in Southern California leaves more than dozen people dead. Pam 17 others injured. Pam we have Team Coverage on the shooting tonight. Pam just moments ago the mayor of the city held a press conference. Weve as a city will support and do all we can for the victims of this violent crime. Pam kron4s jr stone is here with reaction from family members who rushed to the shooting scene. Pam and Justine Waldman tells us how local police are stepping up security. Pam but first grant lodes is here with how the shooting suspects were hunted down. Grant here is where the bloody day started the inland regional ceterm a place where people with disabilities can get access to social services, grant one of the buildings has as conference center, where a county helathy agency was having a holiday lunch. Grant hundreds of people were on broke out. Grant i heard read the shooting. Rapid terrified. The alarm went off and they were told to concord doubt and shelter in place. Honker down s
Phillipe on that saturday, Police Responded to reports of a dead child on the 300block of el cajon drive in south san jose. Thats when the child was discovered and rushed to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police say an autopsy report confirms the child was at somepoint sexually assaulted. And, investigators believe lopez did it. it was very sadistic it was very graphic, the way this child the manner that this child was killed. i cant even begin to fathom what the moms going through and what the familys feeling and all that. You know, my heart goes out to them. Phillipe we did reach out to the family for comment but understandably did declined to speak in the meantime lopez remains in jail without bail in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. Pam new at 11. A san jose man. Accused of killing his coworker. Makes his first court appearance. Steve hlebo was arraigned today on suspicion of murdering 28 yearold kyle myrick. Police say, myrick has been missing since last