Firefighters in cedar rapids are trying to figure out what caused a mobile home fire. One person is dead and another was taken to the hospital. The fire was at 3701 16th avenue sw. 72 year old Ronald Jacobs died at the scene. Responders took his wife, 72 year old karen jacobs, to Mercy Medical center before transferring her to another hospital. Smoke and flames had filled the mobile home when firereghters arrived just after 7 30 am yesterday morning. But the fire never got large enough to threaten any nearby mobile homes. One long time resident at the Mobile Home Park says the jacobs couple had lived there for issues, which may have slowed them down if they were trying to escape. He was on oxygen, and he liked to cook in the mornings, cook breakfast and stuff like that. But i dont know what happened or whatever. One battalion chief said he does not know if the oxygen tanks they found inside the mobile home played any role in the fire. In a tv9 followup this morning. Authorities are inv
Again question whether he actually committed. The popularity of making a murderer and the recent podcast series serial highlight questions about the accuracy of criminal convictions. Brianfarrell both of those have been so important in helping people see the complexities of the criminal Justice System. University of iowa law professor rian farrell is the head of the Innocence Project of iowa, a group of about 20 volunteers from around iowa examines cases of prisoners who claim they are innocent. Brian farrell i think that awareness of these issues is probably going to lead to an increase in people seeking assistance. To date the Innocence Project lf iowa hasnt exonerateteanyone. In fact, over the past 25 years there have only been 12 exonerations in iowa for crimes committed in these 7 counties. But state public defender adam gregg says exonerations could soon increase in iowa partly because of the fascination around documentarie s like making a murderer. And perhaps more importrttly,
I at this meeting with parents, the executive director of Bay Area Technology school in oakland, doctor seth feldman had this to say about security on campus. If i was allowed. To have Armed Security on campus. We would have Armed Security on campus. Were you yes. Speaking from your own personal preference or you actually channeling thoughts and perspectives and desires up. But teachers and students and staff big tech. My job as the leader is to channel. The communitys thoughts. My statements. Were those that reflected a large number of the members of our community. The subject of armed come up in the wake of last weeks shooting, injuring 6 people on the campus that houses 3 schools, including bay. Today. Doctor feldman says even though members of the bay tech School Community would like to add Armed Security to the existing safety measures. Well, we are tenants of the Oakland Unified School district and as such are facilities use agreement. Does not allow for us to have Armed Security
Stocktons are now linked to a fatal killing in oakland. We have fbi 80 f u. S marshals. The police chief said he hopes Surveillance Video released showing a person of interest will help investigators noting the mans unusual gait stride can acknowledge its not fluid as a typical proof person walking, and the police chief says they have new information about the persons estimated height. From the spiritual being provided that the person between 5 10 and six five serial killings in stockton this year between july and september have left five men dead, four of them latino police, ballistics and other evidence show two more connections homeless woman coming out of a tent last april survived and said the masked man opened fire and last year on april 10th in oakland 39 year old Juan Miguel Vazquez serrano was shot and killed on harmon avenue. My deepest condolences go out to the community of oakland as well. And mayor shaft and the entire city there that is now a part of whats happening here
Media giant. Thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news at 8. Im pam moore and im ken wayne. The string of violence continues. The city of oakland has now recorded 101 homicide so far this year. With 2 lives lost in just the past. 24 hours, most recently, police say a man died around 4 oclock this morning on everett avenue in the citys glenview neighborhood. Officers say they were responding to reports of a catalytic converter theft when they arrived. They say they found a man who had been shot a number of times and he died at the scene. The escalation of violence in oakland is pushing some Community Groups to call for the resignation of the council. President Nikki Fortunato bas well force to resist asio explains. Find an open east out of control. How many you might have thought about all you have attendant. And also how many big toes jeff attendance that you are way off fed up with ongoing violence in oakland, Community Activists and chinatown, chamber of commerce, president carl chan