With an extended magazine used to shoot at officers. Oakland police chief described the shootout. Close to to a full magazine was fired. It happened near Martin Luther king jr. Way. Officers were following up on a Sexual Assault investigation. When they alived at suspects house this is what happened. The suspect came out of the front door with a rifle and immediately began firing upon the officers in front of the house. Officers returned fire and struck the suspect. The 49yearold oakland resident was pronounced dead at the hospital. The officer was shot at least once. He is a 14year veteran who recently was promoted to sergeant. The Police Officer sustained significant gunshot wound and is currently in seriousbutstable condition and has undergone one surgery and will likely have more surgeries for the coming. The second officer involved in the shooting was not injured. That officer has been where the department for one year. Oakland police and Alameda County District Attorneys Office w
County. The fire is behind us. The goal is to keep it that way. What you see now is calm compared with what we saw here an hour ago. Lets show you part of what youll be looking at those flames and billowing black smoke from an intentional fire to burn away fuel when the blaze changes direction. This highway section of highway 20 is where the firefighters were making a stand to contain it. They want to keep it south of highway 20, west of highway 16 but that fire has spotted in places. Wind is part of the problem. The extremely dry fuel is another. Here is cal fire spokesman who is not making predictions about that wind and the fuel and what they might do. Were starting to see the fire activity pick up. Its hard to speculate. This has been a very dynamic fire for us simply because this area doesnt have any fire history for the most part. Reporter when you say no fire history what does that mean mean . It has not burned in some of these areas, so the vegetation and the brush very very de
Dozen homes and forced people to evacuate. Shifting winds are not helping matters. Nbc has the latest now from clear lake. Slide it from the side and bring it to me. Fighting fire with fire. Early this morning firefighters taking advantage in the change in the winds to burn a stretch along a california highway on their own terms. This is highway 20 right here. Can you see the fires tc burning. And that dry brush is a major concern. And the concern is that embers from the dry brush will fly across and hit all of the dry brush here. This whole area is a tinder box. For hours, back burning continued all it create a fire break. It is very important to create a buffer where fire cannot get in. If we create a large buffer between this road and the fire front then we accomplished our goal. With you this massive fire remains unpredictable. Last night enormous frames the rocky fire doubling in size since ye9 ning more than 6,000 structures. Sarah workman is one of the 12,000 people forced to ev
Highway 20s been shut down both directions. The fire is only getting worse. The fire is only 5 percent contained right now. All those people evacuate from the homes. Vicki Us Forest Service Officials Say an autopsy is scheduled this week. To determine the cause of death of a firefighter killed at engine captain david ruhls autopsy will include lab tests that may take up to five weeks for the results. Officials say ruhl was in a car thursday. Fighting the blaze when they lost contact with him. Helping firefighters in california. Kron 4s brian van aken has been tracking the fires. Reporter theres a lot of dry conditions lots of sunshine. Sundays weather will feature widespread morning fog and some drizzle at times. The fog will clear bayside around noon. It will be sunny and breezy for the afternoon with mild temperatures in the 60s at the coast, 70s bayside and for the southbay vicki for the latest information of the rocky fire and other wildfires in california. Just its all on kron4dot
Autopsy is scheduled this week for captain david his body was recovered on friday. James they lost contact with him the autopsy and lab tests will take several weeks to complete their unified video and pictures of the fire and the related coverage. Michelle apon was still have some reason it went for the west and southwest at 56 one of going to notice the humidity battles will continue to drop in right now when do not look too bad we have some west winds at 3 mi. Per hour that show you how large the fire years from cal fire you and see that as bottom right of the here and continues to stretch all the way to the east and north getting close to 20 in 16 were hoping that the calm conditions later today not as hot temperatures waxing of the firefights bestir your attention to bay area and into the 60s for ellen spots for lower effective as a vehicle to the lunch hour you will notice that it is much cooler during the lunch hour. Michelle apon for the inland spots is going to be close to ave