how close was his patrol car to sean monterrosa? because i do not believe that officers, at least the ones i have talked to, are trained to shoot through their windshield. that would indicate to me that the officer panicked or thought he saw something. that would be affected by how far back he was. so there are all sorts of unanswered questions. >> there certainly are. i want to go back to this particular time when the shooting came. this was in the wake of george floyd's death. do you think the officers will pointed this chaotic atmosphere as potential justification for the shooting? >> well, they can point to that but notwithstanding, they should be trained enough not to respond to the chaos of the particular situation. in this case you have a 22-year- old young man moving away from walgreens. i think it's a good and friends for the officer to say he's one of the looters. and then the young man starts to go to his knees. did he reach for the hammer? i've got to tell you, throughout my career, vallejo doesn't have the best reputati

they are expressing their outrage over the shooting death of sean monterrosa by vallejo police early tuesday morning. henry lee will have much more on the details behind this and why they are speaking out about his death coming up in a few minutes. the first we go over to san francisco where another group gathered in san francisco's mission district this afternoon demanding justice for sean monterrosa. he was from san francisco, and his family says he was murdered while kneeling and surrendering to police. this protest was held at 24th and mission street. >> the officer who shot and killed sean monterrosa said he thought that he had a gun but it turned out to be a hammer. the state attorney general announced a review of the vallejo police department. >> reporter: the state attorney general is stepping into performed the beleaguered vallejo police department grappling with the string of deadly shootings by officers. experts with the state doj will take a look at use of force and antivirus policies to develop a comprehensive policing plan. >> it is a critical step for the vallejo polic

for weeks family friends and supporters have been calling for justice in the death of sean monterrosa kron four's jonathan mccall live for us in vallejo tonight with some new developments >>yeah, i can you know this is the latest element in a roller coaster ride for family friends and supporters of sean monterrosa as they seek just as they initially wanted california attorney general javier becerra to step in and investigate this case but yesterday the a g said thanks but no thanks citing a lack of funding and potential conflicts of interest but today the solano county district attorney's krishna abrams said that she doesn't understand why the a g wouldn't step been considering that so many people now issues with public trust in during this process many people actually called on abrams to recuse herself from investigating this case that's why they asked for the a g to step in because many people here in solano county didn't believe krishna abrams could do a fair job with trying to prosecute this case the series of the in a string of officer-involved shootings here in valais hope accor

you can see behind the a memorial for the men killed tuesday morning here in vallejo, sean monterrosa. as you can see, the now úunderway. eeling attribute is overall, on the steps on city hall, the national guard is still here. however, the curfew in vallejo has been lifted. leof days have askibeth reising on, t f the vallejpolice department. >> it's coming. >> that's encouraging, but action needs to be taken. >> reporter: the announcement came from the california attorney general's office and is described as an agreement with the city of vallejo for estate let review of the city's release policies that the california department of justice will also develop best practices for vallejo police when you come to use of force procedures, antibias training, community policing, and accountability. >> shots fired. >> reporter: the involvement of the state comes after the death of 22-year-old sean monterrosa of san francisco , shot and killed by a vallejo police officer who was responding to looting early tuesday morning. monterrosa is the 17th death involving vallejo police since 2011. vallej

. >> the ag said that this review was in the works long before sean monterrosa was shot and killed by police. remains to be seen if it will satisfy critics that don't trust of alejo police department. >> reporter: the police department is grappling with the string of deadly shootings. force and anti-bias policies to develop a comprehensive policing plan. >> it is a critical step to build trust. >> reporter: trust that has been long eroded. >> we will be focusing on training, policy and transparency. in line with national standards and best practices and current and emerging resources. >> he shot sean monterrosa outside of this walgreens store. police said it 18 year veteran fire to a police car window after mistaking a 15 inch hammer in his sweater for a gun. his family said he was kneeling and surrendering. but he was in a half kneeling position as if he was getting ready to shoot. the chief said he welcomed the review and said in part, the biggest steps are ahead of us and i welcome all voices to the table. >> it absolutely needs to reform. it is the worst department in the area for

>>an independent investigation into the deadly vallejo police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa that was the request made of this resolution from the vallejo city council's solano county district attorney's christian abrams sought outside assistance as well, however, the person on the receiving end of these requests, california attorney general is a view of a sarah turned them both down the california attorney general's office sent kron 4 a statement that reads in part quote ab said a conflict of interest and abuse of discretion or other exceptional circumstances, the department of justice does not assume responsibility for local investigations or prosecutions typically handled by local authorities goes on to say we have confidence in district attorney to abrams capabilities to fully and fairly complete the investigations before on paul. >>so rising and this one. >>the attorneys representing monterrosa's family explains why he doesn't share the agee's confidence in the solano county da's office investigating deadly police shootings historical point of view has not filed any char

the fatal shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa police it happened back on june second after police responded to a call about looting near a walgreens investigators say an officer fatally shot monterrosa as he was on his knees with his hands raised. the officer reportedly sot monterrosa had a gun turns out he only had a hammer. california attorney general javier becerra said his office has declined to investigate the case citing money and a potential conflict of interest while solano county district attorney jim. kirschner abrams says the independent review is needed to restore trust family and friends about roads are calling on abrams to recuse herself from the case. >>if you are on power here for most them and they say you are unwilling to make a change in your concerns are calling for a year marion council here we are again 3 weeks after sean monstrous assassin absolutely nothing has been done. there's been no justice for him and family know body cam footage. the dnc and decided to decline the investigation leading a charge district attorneys or a simple plea promptly and our cit

that body cam video after the police shooting of sean monterrosa. but i want to step aside so you can see what the crowd is like here. very large crowd carrying signs, many of them "justice for sean," as well as signs with other names of people who have died at the hands of police. first they gathered at city hall and then marched over near the police department. that's where we are. many with signs like "black lives matter" and of course that of george floyd. there are speakers right now talking with the crowd, denouncing racism. one organizer says he wants to support the families that need justice and also they're calling for reducing police funding and putting more into social programs and having community oversight. they say they want to empower people and also keep the momentum going. >> we want to demand change in vallejo. we're going to have our demands given out at the police department of what we want to see. we want people to use this as a day where you can learn and then learn what you can do after. >> reporter: monterrosa was shot by val

parece que continÚan las contracciones a la hora en que muriÓ el joven sean monterrosa, despuÉs de ser baleado por la policÍa. de acuerdo a un nuevo reporte, fue a la 1:31 de la madrugada, una hora despuÉs de recibir los disparos. la agencia policial de vallejos tardo mÁs de un dÍa informan que habÍa un oficial involucrado. puede encontrar mÁs sobre estos casos en una aplicaciÓn, univisión de la bahÍa. precisamente en los Últimos dÍas de policía mostraron ajustes a su protocolo cosÍ procedimientos debido a las protestas que se han realizado a lo largo y ancho de la valla. en el distrito escolar de auckland, miembro de la junta directiva, estÁn llevando un plan para eliminar la junta de policÍa de este distrito. tambiÉn anunciaron que no usarÁn la llave de estrangulamiento. para tener mÁs informaciÓn sobre estos cambios en el departamento, tenemos a marÍa antonieta. >> hoy la alcaldesa de san francisco dio a conocer una serie de propuestas para reformar el departamento de policÍa. sin embargo una representante dijo que espera que no todo se quede en palabras. la alc

this follows tuesday's fatale shooting of sean monterrosa. yesterday, hundreds of people turned out to march where he was killed. the police chief says officers were responding to a looting at that walgreens when a car rammed a police cruiser. they say monterrosa starting running toward that car and then knelt, put his hands above his waist and revealed what officers thought was a handgun. the officer fired five shots through the windshield of his cruiser and what he thought was a gun turned out to be a 15 inch hammer. sean's sisters tell us they believe he was surrendering. >> every morning we cry. we know it will be a long day. my brother is up there telling us to find the strength in us to don't cry for me right now. just fight for me. >> just fight for me. >> the vallejo police officer's association yesterday released a statement saying monterrosa challenged officers and took a shooting position. police have not yet released their body camera footage. the nbc bay area investigative unit previously reported on vallejo pd's use of force. th

they hit the streets demanding justice for sean lowe to justice for sean monterrosa and other victims of police brutality and those killed at the hands of police back on june 2nd the 22 year-old monterroso was shot and killed, but the legal officer jarrett on as monterroso was kneeling in had his hands raised as officers were checking out reports of looting at the walgreens according to police time thought that i hammer that monterrosa had on him was in fact a gun turns out that it was not a gun. family members and lawyers continued to call for time to be prosecuted saying there was no threat. for officers and that no shots needed to be >>across have a moment with fewer >>earlier this week the legal city council gave the green light to work with the california department of justice to reform the department's policies and practices. officer ton remains on administrative leave during this investigation and response to saturday's protest of a legal police officers association released a statement on facebook saying quote they should be concerning to people that small children were brough

remembering sean monterrosa the 22 year-old man shot and killed by a bit later police officer tuesday morning monterroso was on his knees when an officer shot him through a windshield while sitting in his police cruiser also new just not been able to kind get your and our man in the street this people marched from the lake city hall to the walgreens where monterroso was shot and killed the parking lot full of cars honking for change. >>california's attorney general plans to review the play of police department policies and procedures on the use of lethal force after a number of high-profile shooting sydney, pope's nephew ronelle foster was killed here 2 years entered news when an editor of medical care just like to do my nephew somebody new to be police first responded walgreens early tuesday morning after receiving calls about possible looting taking place at the pharmacy 2 cars took off when they arrived, but monterroso was not in one of the cars but instead on his knees in the parking lot police chief says his officers thought monterrosa had a gun but he did it monterrosa had a ham

one bullet struck and killed sean montrose salt. monterrosa. >> i tried. he was surrendering, barely raising his hands, and midway they shot him. >> the day before ashley's 20th birthday. >> they executed him. there was no reason for them to kill my brother like that. >> sean's sister say vallejo police didn't call them. his girlfriend did. then they told their father. >> she got the phone call, and they say my sean is dead. i started crying. everything was like this. i call my wife after that, and she was very strong. >> she said she feels blessed. she feels strong. she says god is with us. >> in a press conference wednesday, chief williams said the officer who shot sean is an 18-year veteran. they asked but they would not give the officer's name. the department has 45 days to release body-worn camera video and would do so even sooner. sean's sister wants everyone to see what you won't see in that video, that sean loved to read, started working at a young age and was involved in groups like the boys and girls club and horizons unlimited, which serves lati

vallejo police released new information on the deadly shooting of 22-year-old sean monterrosa. he was suspected of looting yesterday when he was shot outside a walgreens store on redwood street. police say officers thought he was reaching for a gun in his waistband. it turns out it was a hammer that he was carrying and not a gun. >>> live pictures now of a massive protest going on in san francisco about the george floyd killing in minneapolis. we are estimating 12,000 to 16,000 people. these demonstrators may be headed to the hall of justice at 850 brian and the city worthy of note the curfew in san francisco goes into effect at 8:00 tonight which is just 90 minutes from now. >>> the golden state warrior star steph curry and his wife took part in a peaceful protest today around oakland's lake merritt. klay thompson was there for the event called walking and unity. another warrior organize today's march. >>> you are watching ktvu fox2 news. major developments in minnesota involving the death of george floyd. >> all four officers involved are now facing prosecution was stepped up

monterrosa a want or counted believe or those officers as well. now it already. or works at the california each eat sleep or a breath of fresh air. shooter need it need simply of life as you can see watch these developments of let's not in vallejo with the very latest from john mccall and thanks jonathan out to the east bay say their names that has won more than a 1000 protesters here where. >>shouting in unison today as they marched from oakland to berkeley honoring black people who have been killed by police over the years says khan forcefully to go reports now. the demonstration was led by labor unions calling for an end to racism and police brutality protesters believe 3 consecutive weeks of nationwide demonstrations following the death of george floyd is having a positive impact on how americans see the purpose of police departments floyd died on memorial day when a minneapolis police officer held a knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds well tonight we have a long way to go. >>labor unions led saturday's rally in the works from the ru

monterrosa. officers say after the shooting they thought monterrosa had a gun but it turned out to be a hammer. jr tone has the latest. >> release the footage. >> for sure, release it and stop hiding. >> reporter: the sisters of smaun mon sean monterrosmonterrosa, gunne police, are speaking up and demanding that body cam video of the incident be released. >> why they probably don't want to release the footage is because they know they messed up and there is no just are fir indication for executing my brother. >> reporter: officers say they responded to a looting call at walgre walgreen's. monterrosa took to his knees with his hands supervisors passed a resolution urging vallejo to release the body camera video. >> the chief made these statements suggesting that our client, mr. monterrosa, was in a certain position. we want to see if that is true or not particularly in light of the fact that the police association has attempted to n take difficult that. >> reporter: and that police union reas o t

>>an independent investigation into the deadly police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa that was the request made of this resolution from the vallejo city council's solano county district attorney's christian abrams sought outside assistance as well, however, the person on the receiving end of these requests, california attorney general is a view of a sarah turned them both down the california attorney general's office sent kron 4 a statement that reads in part quote ab said a conflict of interest and abuse of discretion or other exceptional circumstances, the department of justice does not assume responsibility for local investigations or prosecutions typically handled by local authorities goes on to say we have confidence in district attorney to abrams capabilities to fully and fairly complete the investigations before on paul. >>so rising and this one. >>the attorneys representing monterrosa's family explains why he doesn't share the agee's confidence in the solano county da's office investigating deadly police shootings historical point of view has not filed any charges. >>ha

sean monterrosa was on his knees when a vallejo police officer fired at him five times through his vehicle's windshield. one of those shots hit and killed the 22-year-old police say they believed was armed. the fatal shooting came after a night of multiple calls for looting including to the walgreens. vallejo police chief shawnee williams said it he was ing to get into adppre eagetawa vehicle before changing his mind. >> this individual appeared to be running to the black sedan but suddenly stknlid,ngpeop pos the butt of a handgun. investigations later reveal that the weapon was a long, 15-inch hammer tucked into the pocket of oreep ratshirt. >>te cmonterrosa is an veteran. chief williams did not release his name. of the two getaway vehicles, one ran and injured an officer. the suspects in the black seda got away. chief williams said the department has made many changes since he arrived including to its de-escalation policy. how was de-escalation used here? >> well, i will say this, ma'am, when they responded to that area, to the walgreens, the intent was to stop the looting and to arrest a

melanie woodrow was at the news conference, asking the tough questions. >> sean monterrosa was on his knees outside this walgreens when a vallejo police officer fired at him five times through his vehicle's windshield. one of the shots hit and killed the 22-year-old, who they believed was armed. the fatal shooting came after a night of multiple calls for looting, including to the walgreens. shawny williams said it appeared monterrosa was going get into a getaway vehicle before changing his mind. >> this individual appeared to be running toward the black sedan, but suddenly stopped, taking a kneeling position and placing his hands above his waist, revealing what appeared to be the butt of a handgun. investigations later revealed that the weapon was a long 15-inch hammer tucked into the pocket of his sweatshirt. >> chief williams says the officer who shot monterrosa is an 18-year veteran. chief williams did not release his name. attorney john burris is representing monterrosa's family. >> he did not see mr. monterrosa put his hands on it in a threatening way. so the question here is wha

monterrosa. investigators say an officer mistook the hammer in monterrosa's shirt pocket for a gun and then fired. "the east bay times" reporting the union filed the order. the department is not responding to "the times" report and has yet to confirm the name of the officer who fired. the city says it opposes the court order. >>> palo alto is considering whether it even needs a police department in the wake of the george floyd death. according to palo alto online this morning the council discussed combining police and fire agencies into a single department of public safety. it's a similar model used in sunnyvale. the council agreed to conduct a study session to debate the pros and cons of the proposal. last night councilmembers also agreed to hear multiple reports on police hiring and the department's transparency and accountability policy. >>> well, a month after site wh people are just trying to make it in the bay is now shut down. according to "the news" 30 homeless residents living in the cit

monterrosa police good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore, the solano county district attorney's raising questions about of her own about why the california attorney general chose not to investigate monterrosa shooting death and tonight. the case was brought up during a special city council meeting where officials also talked about. >>the budget for police kron four's jonathan mccall live for us tonight in vallejo with the new developments >>there have been no justice for him and family know body cam footage. the dnc and decided to decline the investigation leading ensure district attorney's press and the only prayer please and our city council and absolutely nothing is infuriating. >>lots of people once again obviously calling for that just as they are calling for some change supporters families and friends of sean monterrosa they've also been pushing city leaders in county leaders as well to release video footage of that night that showed that shooting and of course we'll continue to follow those new develop

police shot and killed sean monterrosa on june 2. the city council unanimously voted to have the criminalinvesn attorney general he attorney general's office but the office declined the invitation. abrams did not provide information indicating her office was not capable of conducting a thorough and fair review. the ag's office is undertaking a comprehensive review of the extra vallejo police department policies and practices. >>> and support for the "black lives matter" by flying a flag above revilevi stadium. this close to four years after former 49er colin kaepernick took a he knee to highlight racial inequality and police brutality. jay york block about the "black lives matter" movement in a state of the franchise video. >> when colin started the protest movement in 2016, what we had talked about in talking to dr. harry edwards, his message which is what we really adopted was taking protest to progress. >> the 49ers ownership has pledged to donate a $1 million to groups working for change. >>> the fbi says that noose found hanging

police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa that was the request made of this resolution from the vallejo city council's solano county district attorney's christian abrams sought outside assistance as well, however, the person on the receiving end of these requests, california attorney general is a view of a sarah turned them both down the california attorney general's office sent kron 4 a statement that reads in part quote ab said a conflict of interest and abuse of discretion or other exceptional circumstances, the department of justice does not assume responsibility for local investigations or prosecutions typically handled by local authorities goes on to say we have confidence in district attorney to abrams capabilities to fully and fairly complete the investigations before on paul. >>so rising and this one. >>the attorneys representing monterrosa's family explains why he doesn't share the agee's confidence in the solano county da's office investigating deadly police shootings historical point of view has not filed any charges. >>has not come even close we have to live like a

police say sean monterrosa was kneeling and had his empty hands in the air when he was shot. council member brown is pushing for independent investigations of all police shootings that end in death, going forward. >>> and a man who sued the antioch police department in an excessive force case is now sharing his story. ktvu crime reporter , tells us the circumstances were very similar to that of george floyd. >> i was down there for a long time. >> when he saw the video showing what happened to george floyd he was crushed. >> yeah, i see it or it is the same thing. same thing happened to me. >> back in 2014, he says he too was the victim of police totality. the officer put a knee on the back of his neck. >> i wasn't no criminal, i wasn't doing no crime anyways, just sitting in the car. >> police say baldwin was drunk, acting erratically and violently resisting officers. alden says an officer yanked him from his mother's car and slammed him faced first into the ground. he said a second officer put his knee on the back of his neck forcing his head to scrape the pavement. baldwin

the announcement time and coincidentally was less than a week after the death of 22 year-old sean monterrosa he was shot and killed officer june 2nd. well muni says it will no longer transport police officers to anti police protests. the transportation agency sent out a tweet muni buses were used to take lots of officers to protest but apparently that will no longer be the case. and the san francisco police officers association is firing back the association tweeting today telling muni to lose or number next time you need officers for fare evasion and force meant or for removing problem passengers from your buses and trains, you're looking there at the muny tweet but the police officers association have their own tweet they went on to say that officers will no longer provide security services to catch fare evaders and that's happening as city officials are calling for cuts to police budgets. i had the chance to talk to the vice president of the san francisco. police officers association today. lieutenant tracey mcrae she made it clear her members are not happy. >>our resources are stretched

the announcements timing was coincidentally less than a week after the death of 22 year-old sean monterrosa he was shot and killed by a volley how officer june 2nd. new nie says it will no longer transport police officers to anti police protests. the transportation agency sent this tweet yesterday. you need buses were used to take up a lot of officers to protest apparently that will not be the case anymore. and the san francisco police officers association, firing back the association tweeting today telling you need to quote loser number next time you need officers for fare evasion and force meant or removing problem passengers from buses and trains. they went on to say that officers will no longer provide security services to catch those fare evaders and this is all happening as city officials are calling for cuts to police departments. i had the chance to talk to the vice president of the san francisco police officers association today, a tenant tracy mcrae making it clear again her members are not happy. >>our resources are stretched thin. we have no problem answering a call for service

an officer near san francisco shot and killed 22-year-old sean monterrosa early tuesday after police responded to a looting call at a walgreens. the police chief says the officer opened fire when monterrosa got on his knees mistaking a hammer in his waistband for a gun. the officer who shot him is on paid leave. >>> new video overnight from huntsville, alabama, where police ended a peaceful rally with tear gas and rubber bullets. one officer appears to get out of his car and calmly use pepper spray on people. a lieutenant says the crowd was not violent but says they dispersed the crowd because officers were not going to, quote, roll the dice. one alabama congressman is now comparing the scene to bloody sunday in selma. >>> in los angeles, protesters calling for the police department's budget to be cut are getting their wish granted. mayor eric garcetti has announced plans to slash about $100 million from the lapd's budget. he wants to divert the money to address problems in disenfranchised communities of color. >>> we turn to former defense secretary james mattis accusing president t

. >>> a demonstration in vallejo to demand justice for sean monterrosa, shot and killed by police last week. today an emotional march to the police department. we spoke to one person who says she witnessed vallejo police kill her brother in 2012. >> it's not okay with the vallejo police. it's not okay what any police are doing. none of this should be justified. >> monterrosa was shot by vallejo police while they responded to looting reports. officers believed he had a gun. it turned out to be the butt of a hammer. body camera video has not yet been released. in response to today's protest, the vallejo police officers association released this statement on its facebook page. the statement reads, quote, it should be concerning to people that small children are brought to protests with open-air marijuana smoking, foul, vile language, screaming angry mob mentality and profound anger directed at the police. how to have a civil discussion is what adults should be teaching children. >>> now to a developing story. protests are raging in atlanta tonight after another black man was shot and kill

monterrosa an officer sitting in an unmarked car fatally shot monterrosa while he was kneeling outside a walgreens earlier this month. the officer said he thought monroe's was pulling out a gun. it turned out only be a hammer. the slaughter county district attorneys asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation into the death. but the a g s office declined saying that it was confident the da's office can conduct a fair and thorough review of the shooting. well we people were shot in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood and the shooter is still on the loose this morning. we have video from the citizens app showing officers taping off leavenworth street writer turk street yesterday afternoon 4 of the victims went to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, the 5th person declined medical help. well here's video from lake merritt a viewer sent this to a sunday night news you can see people were lighting fireworks there by the lake. the alameda county sheriff's office says that they were seeing a surge in complaints about a higher than normal use of illegal fir

police shooting of 22 year-old sean monterrosa that was the request made of this resolution from the vallejo city council's solano county district attorney's christian abrams sought outside assistance as well, however, the person on the receiving end of these requests, california attorney general is a view of a sarah turned them both down the california attorney general's office sent kron 4 a statement that reads in part quote ab said a conflict of interest and abuse of discretion or other exceptional circumstances, the department of justice does not assume responsibility for local investigations or prosecutions typically

investigators say 22-year-old sean monterrosa stole from a pharmacy during a recent protest. a vallejo police officer shot and killed him after he mistook a hammer in monterrosa's hand for a gun. john burruss, the family lawyer, says they want that officer charges. he plans on filing a civil lawsuit against the city of vallejo. >>> tonight a professor at laney college in oakland is on leave after allegedly chastising a student about the pronunciation of her name. here's nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. >> reporter: we are a nation of people, ingredients in the great melting pot. different backgrounds, different countries, different names. but in oakland, a laney college professor has been placed on leave for allegedly refusing to say one of those names. the sister of a laney student posted on social media an email exchange between laney math professor matthew hubbard, and her sister who is a student. in the exchange, hubbard urged nguyen to angly size her name. he proceeded to tell her the insult he thought her name sounded like. she said she planned to file a complaint with the

monterrosa of san francisco. officers say they responded to a looting call at walgreen's. at one point monterrosa took to his knees with his hands above his waist. shots were fired a later. officers say after the shooting they thought monterrosa had a gun, but it turned out to be a hammer. his sisters are demanding intha body cam video be released. >> we're tired of police murdering us and it is time to have some accountability. >> san francisco supervisors passed a resolution urging vallejo to release that body camera video. the police union has filed for a restraining order to block the release of the officer's name who fired the shot. >>> the santa clara county sheriff's offi i investigating persona t r.de against alth our mediaep and taken more ecifical, say oe we usually take can to keep my head down. coty is credited with leading the shelter-in-place order and she's been criticized for her c came cautious approach. >>> a propane tank is being investigated as the cause of a fire that happened yesterday morni

monterrosa earlier this week on rosa was shot to death outside a walgreens store. >>in a letter released a friday, the association 1% defended the officers actions saying he used deadly force as a last resort because he was afraid monterrosa was about to open fire. the association says the officer had no other option to prevent himself from getting shot. following the shooting officers learned an object sticking out of monterrosa sweatshirt pocket was in fact a hammer and not a gun monterroso was kneeling on the ground in facing officers when he was shot several times. he later died at the hospital. and tonight, the santa clara county superintendent says that school staff and faculty still do not have enough personal protective equipment to reopen campuses to students this fall. she says that the district would be both state and local assistance, not only in acquiring protective gear, but also in maintaining uncovered costs for certain educational programs and after-school childcare the superintendent says in order to open the county would also need to ramp up test

vallejo police shot 22-year-old sean monterrosa after he dropped to a kneeling position outside a wa walgreens shooting last tuesday. >> small business owners in oakland's district spent today cleaning up after vandals left a path of destruction overnight. police say a group of about 100 people blocked telegraph avenue with trash cans and set them on fire. then attacked officers as they moved in. >>> a peaceful march held today in san francisco during an event called the bay area blackout. high school to city hall this afte dressed in black. this was one of four organized events today in san francisco in support of social justice. >>> coronavirus cases are spiking in states across the country and the cdc says up to 25,000 more people could die before independence day. nearly 115,000 people have died in the u.s. already from covid-19, and right now there are more than 2 million cases being treated. the number of rising cases in utah and oregon have forced their governors to push back their reopening dates. texas, arizona, and florida have seen a record increase in cases within the las

monterrosa was the 11th person of color shot since 2011. the city of vallejo says it welcomes the doj's involvement. police say they were trying to stop looters when he started running toward a consider that had rammed a police cruiser. he knelt down and placed his hands above his waist revealing what officers thought was a hand cruiser. turns out what police saw was a >> he was in a vehicle. how did he feel threatened. >> being on your knees and having your hands up is a universal sign you are surrendering. >> that's monterossa's sisters. a couple hundred protesters joined them in the mission this afternoon. they say the doj's announcement offered at least a little hope for justice for their brother. live to san jose again, sky ranger in the downtown area where it has turned into a march. damian trujillo is at city hall where the mayor is asking for more on police tactics. we haven't seen anything like that today. >> reporter: jessica, we've been told by some of the marchers they were heading over to the police department. we haven't been

monterrosa was fatally shot outside of a walgreens store following the shooting officers learned an object sticking out of his sweatshirt pocket was in fact a hammer not a gun as the officer had sought. police officers association is defending the officers actions saying he used deadly force as a last resort because he was afraid that monterroso was about to open fire. montrose who was kneeling on the ground and facing officers when he was fatally shot, he died at a local hospital. >>thousands of people shut down the golden gate bridge calling for racial justice they were chanting black lives matter and demanding police officers be held accountable for excessive use of force at what point is you can see here all lanes were blocked by protesters in traffic was stopped the march across the bridge was organized by a 17 year-old named tiana day. >>from san ramon, you can see here here in the bottom left-hand corner. she is holding the lead with love sign. the demonstration was peaceful, the black lives matter movement is widespread around the bay area happening in smaller cities and tow

monterrosa of san francisco was shot and killed by a vallejo police early, tuesday morning, outside a walgreens store on redwood street. vallejo's police chief says an officer shot after thinking he was reaching for a gun in his waistband. two investigations later revealed the weapon was a long, 15 inch hammer, tucked into the pocket of his switcher. >> he was a well loved member of the community. this wasn't a person that was committing murder. this was not a person, from all the information available to us, this was not a person that should have ended up dead on monday night. >> police say there has been widespread looting in vallejo this week. the arrest led solano county officials to call in the national guard to help event looting a business is considered high risk. at least 50 national guard members are stationed there in vallejo. law-enforcement experts say the looting that is coinciding with protests over the death of george floyd has been carried out by well coordinated criminals. reportedly many looters have used meshingand other tactics to throw police off their trail. in

officers killed sean monterrosa while responding to a call about looters. police have since said the officer who fired mistook the hammer in his shirt pocket for a gun. monterrosa lived in san francisco. supervisors today plan to urge immediate action. vallejo's police chief is only promising to release the video some time within the 45-daytime frame. >>> leaders today to debate mayor sam liccardo's proposed budget plan, that despite san jo jose's worst shortfall in years his proposed budget calls for no layoffs nor severe cutbacks. however, he doesn't rule them out should the recession get worse. the mayor also wants to close the digital divide and provide wi-fi hot spots for students doing distance learning. >>> 5:10 right now. time to get a look at weather and traffic together. i like to go for long walks but it looks like i'd better start early today. >>> a nice day today -- it's still going to be a nice day today for whatever time you plan on going, laura. we're going to have our beautiful weather that we had yesterday as we take a live look outside in

monterrosa an officer sitting in an unmarked car killed monterroso well. he was kneeling outside of a walgreens earlier this month. the officer thought monterroso was pulling out a gun and fired at him through the windshield monterroso was actually holding a hammer solano county a district attorneys krishna abrams asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation into the death. but the a g s office declined saying that they're confident abrams office can conduct a fair and thorough review of the shooting and that her request for an independent investigation, poised to a lack of community trust in the process she hoped her seas. for your health tonight. the fda is now warning americans to avoid using 9 different hand sanitizer products saying that they contain a substance that could be deadly when absorbed through the skin. the hand sanitizer is made by the sk bio chem in mexico. the products in question include all clean hand sanitizer gsk bio cam clean care know germ advanced hand sanitizer and others several samples were tested and found m

monterrosa an officer sitting in on march car fatally shot monterrosa address was kneeling outside a walgreens earlier this month, the officer said they thought monterroso was pulling out a gun. but it turns out it was a hammer. the sana county d a asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation, but the a g s office declined saying they're confident that the da's office can do. 5 people were shot san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood and the shooter is on the loose. here's a look from the scene from the citizens app that people post on you can see the police they're investigating along the sidewalk. this is leavenworth street near turks treat it happened yesterday afternoon. 4 people went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. a 5th person declined medical help. illegal fireworks over lake merritt a video sent to us by kron 4 user this was on sunday night and you could see all of the sparks flying there and fireworks at the lake the alameda county sheriff's office is seeing an increase in this they see people have been calling complaining about noise a

monterrosa. monterrosa was shot and killed bay vallejo police tuesday morning near a walgreens. vallejo's police chief said the 22-year-old had a hammer in his waistband that an officer mistook for a gun. the state attorney general's launched an investigation into the department because of that shooting. >>> the fbi's san francisco division is asking for the public's assistance in the case of a security guard killed at the federal building in oakland. the bureau is hoping someone can identify the white van believed to have been used during the shooting and killing of 53-year-old dave patrick underwood of pinole. a week ago tonight. the fbi says the van is a 1997 to 2002 ford e 250 or e 350 cargo van. the van didn't appear to have license plates. the fbi is also seeking photos or video of the ford van from businesses and private residences with surveillance cameras. >>> yesterday here at abc7, we hosted abc7 listens, from anger to action, a bay area conversation with several guests discussing raci

monterrosa an officer sitting in an unmarked car fatally shot monterrosa while he was kneeling outside a walgreens earlier this month. the officer says he thought monterrosa's pulling out a gun, but in the end it turned out it was just a hammer. the la county district attorneys asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation. but the a g s office declined saying that it was confident the da's office can conduct a fair and thorough review of what happened. 5 people were shot in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood and the shooter still on the loose this morning. we have video from the citizens at showing officers taping off leavenworth street right near turk yesterday afternoon for the victims went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the 5th person declined medical help. >>we have a new video here from lake merritt a viewer sent us this sunday night showing people lighting fireworks by the lake the alameda county sheriff's office is seeing a surge in complaints about use of illegal fireworks. deputies say repeated loud explosions are concerning for mem

monterrosa an officer sitting in an unmarked car. allegedly killed monterrosa well he was kneeling outside of walgreens earlier this month that officer fot montrose it was pulling out a gun and fired at him to the windshield. watch russ was actually holding a hammer solano county district attorney's krishna abrams asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation into monterrosa's death. but the agee's office declined saying that they're confident abrams office can conduct a fair and thorough review of the shooting and that her request for an independent investigation point to a lack of community trust in the process that she overseas. and tonight, san francisco police are investigating after 5 people were shot in the tenderloin this is video from the citizen app showing officers taping off leavenworth street near turk just after 03:00pm for the people who were shot were sent to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, the 5th person declined medical help so far. no one has been arrested but anyone with informat

.>> reporter: 22- year-old sean monterrosa wish on killed by vallejo police early tuesday morning outside this walgreens store on redwood tree. the police chief said an officer fired five shots through a police car window after thinking he was reaching for a gun in his waistband. >> investigation later revealed that the weapon was a long, 15 inch hammer tucked into the pocket of his sweatshirt. >> monterrosa died, another suspect rams and unmarked police suv and escape route others took off in a pickup truck after leading police on a high-speed chase. there have been looting for the past two nights, and leaving officers on numerous chases. >> monday was a horrific night, something we've not seen in 27 years. it was an orchestrated and organized assault on the city. >> the litters are distinct from diesel protests and the unrest has led solano county to: the national guard to help prevent looting of business is considered high risk. at least 15 national guard personnel are stationed in vallejo. >> we needed them to safeguard the businesses that were destroyed or severely damaged. >> he was

monterrosa was shot, the city unanimously voted to have the criminal vessel straighted to the attorney general's office. christian abrams says that the office declined that invitation. state officials tell the iteam abrams did not provide information indicating that her officer wasn't capable of conducting a thorough and fair review. the ag's office is undertaking a comprehensive review of the vallejo police department's policing policies and practices. >>> a louisville police officer has been officially fired for his role in the shooting death of brianonna taylor. officer hankinson blindly fired 10 rounds into taylor's apartment while she hawas sleeping. and the no-knock warrant will now be banned in louisville. >>> reopening is causing a worrisome rise in covid-19 cases and hospital lagss beingizatizat santa clara county. yesterday they reported 122 cases. and according to dr. sarah cody, that is the largest -- second largest number of cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began. >> once covid transmission begins to accelerate, it is very difficult to contain and slow dow

. >> reporter: 22-year-old sean monterrosa we shot and killed by fully hope police tuesday morning outside this walgreen store. please chief said on also fire five shots through a police car window at monterrosa after thinking polluting suspect was reaching for a gun. >> investigations revealed that the weapon was a long, 15 inch hammer tucked into the pocket of the sweatshirt. >> reporter: monterrosa died. another suspect rammed another. other suspects involved took off in a pickup truck. police say there's been widespread looting in vallejo over the past two nights with opportunistic criminals breaking into stores throwing rocks some bottles on law enforcement and leading officers on chases. >> monday was a terrific night. something we never seen in 27 years. it was an orchestrated, organize assault on our city. >> reporter: city officials say the looters are adjusting from peaceful protesters. the unrest has led solano county to call in the national guard to prevent looting at businesses. at least 15 national guard personnel are stationed in vallejo. >> we needed the additional resource

attorney general will not provide an independent investigation into the vallejo police shooting death of sean monterrosa an officer sitting in an unmarked car killed monterroso while he was kneeling outside a walgreens earlier this month. the officers said they thought monterroso was pulling out a gun and fired at him through the windshield. monterrosa actually had a hammer not a gun. so a lot of county d a district attorneys krishna abrams asked the state attorney general to take over the investigation into monterrosa's death. but the a g s office declined saying they're confident abrams office can conduct a fair and thorough review of the shooting and that her request for an independent investigation. points to a lack of community trust in the process she oversees tonight, san francisco police are investigating after 5 people were shot in the tenderloin district. >>this is video from the citizen app showing officers taping off leavenworth street near turk street just after 03:00pm 4 of the people who were shot were to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, the 5th person declined

after the death of 22 year-old sean monterrosa who was fatally shot by vallejo police on june 2nd. and california is getting rid of 0 bail policy went into effect to reduce jail populations and lower the risk of spreading covid but it was met with strong opposition from law enforcement. the policy is going to be removed on june 20th, however, the courts will still be allowed to keep the policy if they feel it's appropriate. california judicial leaders are considering an early end to the statewide emergency order that suspends foreclosures and evictions the state judicial council delayed all eviction cases in april some lawmakers are you it's too soon to make that and saying it disproportionately harms minorities. we have no word on when the vote to end the ban on evictions will happen but we will keep you posted. also still ahead we're going to tell you about bay area toll. plazas they're not completely cash free just yet. >>but they're going to be moving that way we'll tell you more in a few minutes. it's 9.24 as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise families

popolice said they believed sean monterrosa had a gun, but later said he only had a hammer in his pocket. witnesses say when police arrived, monterrosa quickly dropped to his knees and surrendered, when a police officer in an unmarked car shot him five times through the windshield. monterrosa grew up in san francisco and had proves the work at a boys and girls club. in buffalo, new york, two police officers have been suspended without pay after videos showed them assaulting a 75-year-old protester, sending him to the hospital in serious condition. in the videos, the elderly man, whose name has not been released, stands peacefully in front of a line of advancing riot police. two of the officers violently shove him backwards and he falls to the sidewalk, striking his head. one of the officers motions as if to administer aid but is pushed away by a third officer. about two dozen riot police look on as the man is left motionless on the ground, bleeding profusely from a head wound. the buffalo police department initially told a local radio station "one person was injured when he tripped and f