These protests have impacted traffic and classes. Not at cal but at berkley high. Take vo many parents concerned about their kids safety. One dad took his daughter out of school this morning. He says he s seen too much violence in recent protests and didn t wanna take a chance today. Take sot oc fights, people bleeding, my daughter s 15 years old, i dont want her witnessing nothing like that. That s why she s going to school, so we can get her away from here so she can go learn something better. Runs 11 vo continues another man held a sign asking outoftowners to go home. Many of the most violent protestoprs don t live in te bay area. Jess 1xvid berkeley city and cal police are still out tonight keeping an eye out on the protests related to the coulter s cancelled visit. Take live nbc bay area s Sharon Katsuda s live at sproul plaza to show us how the Police Presence and strategy definitely helped amid fears of violence there are signs of peace. Literally. A small plane flew w a banner
Has been in his car for several hours. This is in martinez. Jean elle is live in martinez tonight. Jean, do we know what the mans connection is to the victim at all . Reporter we dont, jessica. Police have not released that information yet. But we do know this standoff now is moving into nearly four hours. Walnut creek police and the regional s. W. A. T. Team are here. Negotiators are talking to a man sitting in a silver car just on the other side of a chevron gas station from our view. Lets look from sky ranger. You can see from above there is a residential area on the other side. People are being told to stay indoors while this all unfolds. Police say the suspect is armed and dangerous. There are a lot of Police Officers in the area. They are shining a light at the suspects car. Hes sitting in the front seat. And we have seen him hold what looks like a gun to his head while showing police his other hand and talking to negotiators. This all started around 1 30 this afternoon. Police s
Domestic violence and an active criminal restraining order. In addition, the suspect had a history of mental illness. Reporter kpix 5 has learned the suspect is this man, mirza tatlic. Police say officers outside the home tried to talk him into surrendering but when he appeared at a window and pointed the gun at officers, a Police Sharpshooter opened fire killing him. The mother was later found dead and the 13yearold was not physically harmed. Again, dealing with someone who is mentally ill, who had choices and he didnt give the family choices, he didnt give my officer a choice. Reporter those Police Dispatch tapes also detail how the killer was apparently using the cell phone of the 13year old brother to call the ex girlfriend perhaps knowing that she would not pick up if she knew it was him but would pick up the phone if she thought her little brother was calling. Allen, you can only imagine the anguish went other side of that phone last night. Absolutely. Absolutely. All right, len,
At the close of another year packed with unpredictable and varied local news, the Independent takes a look back at what residents considered the most important stories of 2023. The Indy delivered updates on local issues, including a murder that stunned the community, conflicts between Laguna Beach Company CEO Mohammed Honarkar and investor group MOM entities, the plight of Emerald Bay Sanctuary and much more.
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