this is the second loss for the laffin family. caden's father and fellow oakland firefighter sean laffin died after suffering a heart attack while in the line of duty. >> really are going to reach out and support our membership, but we're really going to reach out and support the laughing family. they've they've suffered such great loss. you know, it's almost incomprehensible how much loss you can really suffer and still remain standing. so we're going to support them in every way we can. >> the investigation is still underway, but officials say alcohol may have played a role. >> here's a look at the stories that are trending tonight on ktvu. com one of our top stories two teenagers were shot, one of them killed in hayward this morning. authorities are investigating if the shooting is gang related. the former principal at american canyon high school is facing criminal charges. he is accused of failing to report multiple cases of sex abuse between a teacher and a student. and in new york city council member abruptly resigned, sayin

friends say laffin decided to take a late night swim, and then they saw him get swept away. body washed ashore just hours later. >> it was very difficult call to the chief covington up there in oakland, all firefighters are part of our family. it doesn't matter what agency they work for. >> sadly, this is the second loss for the laffin family in just the past five years. caden's father, sean, also a firefighter, died in 2020 of a heart attack while in the line of duty. fire officials say alcohol may have been a factor in caden's drowning. the oakland fire chief says he and the family are working with authorities to bring the young man's body home. okay, we want to transition now to weather and heat on the way to california. much of the state, including parts of the bay area expected to experience a heat wave. here's a live look now at monument peak between fremont and milpitas. we want to bring in our meteorologist, britta gonzalez. so. so what is this heat? what kind of heat are we talking about for next week? >> yeah. heather. excuse me. we are talking about a heat wave th

. >> today, oakland firefighters are mourning one of their own after 25 year old caden laffin drowned kristen sze and i'm larry beil. thanks for joining us. laffin was visiting the area for the california firefighters summer games. >> as abc seven news reporter lena howland learned his family has deep ties to the firefighting community. >> oakland firefighters honoring a fallen colleague on thursday morning, hanging a relief banner outside fire station three. >> we're all devastated, you know there is no other way to take it. >> oakland fire chief damon covington says 25 year old caden laffin died in what appears to be a drowning incident in san diego. he was there for the california firefighter summer games with several other oakland firefighters. police say they responded to a report of a lost swimmer at pacific beach near crystal pier around two in the morning. they searched the area and about two hours later, caden's body washed up. >> caden was a rising star, very sharp individual. we had big plans for him, for his future. so it's extremely tragic. >> his family is deeply embedde

laffin was celebrating with friends when he took a late night swim. say he was in chest deep water when they saw him get swept away. his body washed ashore nearby. hours later, the investigation into larson's death is still underway, but fire officials believe alcohol may have been a factor in the drowning. >> it was very difficult call to the chief covington up there in oakland, all firefighters are part of our family. it doesn't matter what agency they work for. >> laffan's mother, sabrina, was in san diego for a vacation when she learned about caden. she was too heartbroken to speak with us. this is the second loss for the laffin family in the past four years. ktvu previously spoke with caden when his father sean died after suffering a heart attack in the line of duty with offd in 2020. caden stood tall to represent his family and the department by giving the eulogy at his father's funeral. >> he was the epitome of a leader. my father never took credit for his own success. he made sure the people around him understood that they were the reason he w

laffin was visiting the area for the california firefighters summer games. >> as abc seven news reporter lena howland learned his family has deep ties to the firefighting community. >> oakland firefighters honoring a fallen colleague on thursday morning, hanging a relief banner outside fire station three. >> we're all devastated, you know there is no other way to take it. >> oakland fire chief damon covington says 25 year old caden laffin died in what appears to be a drowning incident in san diego. he was there for the california firefighter summer games with several other oakland firefighters. police say they responded to a report of a lost swimmer at pacific beach near crystal pier around two in the morning. they searched the area and about two hours later, caden's body washed up. >> caden was a rising star, very sharp individual. we had big plans for him, for his future. so it's extremely tragic. >> his family is deeply embedded in the oakland fire department. his father was oakland's assistant fire chief, sean laffin, the 42 year old died of a heart attack in the line of duty back in

the victim is identified as 25 year old oakland firefighter caden laffin.e scene, including other oakland firefighters. he's been with oakland fire for five years, the oakland fire chief says laffin and his family have been deeply embedded in the department for years. they are deeply embedded in oakland fire department. caden's father, sean laffin, was a decorated assistant fire chief who tragically died several years ago from a heart attack in administration in the line of duty. caden wanted to follow in his footsteps. caden, brothers cooper is in our, recruit academy currently, and his mother, sabrina, is one of our peer support. outreach specialists. so they're deeply embedded in the oakland fire department. it's a tremendous loss, one that we're still grappling and trying to get our arms around, losing. anytime we lose a member of our family, caden was a rising star. very sharp individual. we had big plans for him, for his future. so it's extremely tragic. san diego fire is investigating the circumstances around laffan's drowning. chief covington says t

first responders say 25 year old caden laffin went into the ocean off pacific beach near crystal pier. emergency personnel began searching for him at around 2:00 this morning after his family called for help. his body was found in the sand about 5 a.m. oakland fire says he was in san diego for the firefighter's summer olympics. the department called caden a rising star who became a firefighter to serve with his dad, shawn laffan. >> they are deeply embedded in oakland fire department. caden's father, sean laffin, was a decorated assistant fire chief who tragically died several years ago from a heart attack in administration in the line of duty, caden wanted to follow in his footsteps. caden, brothers cooper is in our recruit academy currently. >> the exact circumstances of the apparent drowning are still not known. the chief and other oakland fire officials are traveling to san diego now to help the family bring caden home, or staying in oakland. >> now, firefighters in west oakland are still on the scene after a large warehouse was engulfed in flames overnight. that fire at 24th and

laffin was celebrating with friends when he took a late night swim.iends say he was in chest deep water when they saw him get swept away. his body washed ashore hours later. >> it was a very difficult call to the chief covington up there in oakland. all firefighters are part of our family. it doesn't matter what agency they work for. >> we really are going to reach out and support our membership, but we're really going to reach out and support the laughing family. they've they've suffered such great loss. you know, it's almost incomprehensible how much loss you can really suffer and still remain standing. so we're going to support them in every way we can. >> chief covington headed straight to san diego. he says he and the family are now working with authorities to bring kaden's body home. oakland mayor shengtao released a statement on social media saying, quote, i am deeply saddened by the news of oakland firefighter paramedic caden lafon's tragic passing. my heart goes out to the lapphund family as i join them, our oakland fire department and our ci

covington, talking about the really unfortunate passing of a young firefighter just 25 years old, caden laffin, who drowned in the waters off of san diego. apparently, he was there with a lot of other firefighters from the department who were there for the firefighter olympics. so the people around him on the beach likely knew him very well. he was a third generation firefighter. his father unfortunately passed of a heart attack while on duty in 2020. so the chief says that they will be supporting the laphan family as best they can. we'll have more on that later on through the day, but our hearts go out to that family. also new this morning, new hope for peninsula farm workers and what finally looks to be a clear path to new affordable housing. it's happening about a year and a half since that tragic shooting rampage rocked the mushroom farming community in half moon bay and really uncovered the dismal living conditions for so many farm workers there. as nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab reports, this is just about the last hurdle in what's been a lengthy process. plans for this affordable h

the oakland fire department is telling us it's 25 year-old kaden laffin and the department was notified. they have told his family as well about this. and his mother is in san diego today. our sister station in san diego has provided us with the video here and some details about what we do know. we know that the body was pulled from the water about 02:00am today and this happened near crystal pier in pacific beach. laugh and graduated from the oakland recruit academy class in 2019. the fire chief damon covington says there will be more details and a celebration of life at a later time. the san diego fire department says that the oakland fire department, they have sent officials. they are there in awe san diego finding out more details. so this a developing story that we hope to learn more about sad story there in oakland. firefighter dying and the fire fight has been busy in oakland with 70 firefighters responded to this warehouse fire that broke out in oakland. this is at 24th and wood streets. >> near the the offer just as you're coming off the bay bridge from 80 the warehouse is occu

. >> laffin was in san diego for the california firefighter summer games.ll under investigation. police in the north bay, they're looking for woman who they believe stabbed her friend at least 5 times. >> police say to call me, paula perez is suspected of stabbing a front in santa rosa during an argument yesterday morning. you have any information about her whereabouts and could receive up to $2500. the victim is now being treated at the hospital and is expected to survive. police. but what looking for, this man who might be responsible for stabbing another man. so that stabbing happened tuesday with all of our this is at near would fill a lane. the victim is expected to survive in this. >> the violence happening, i think is an illness and nuts. needs to be cured. what the cure is. i don't know. ultimately, i think it's low. >> neighbors reacting to a shooting in hayward that claimed the life of a teenage boy and sent another teenager to the hospital in critical condition. it was about 2 o'clock in the morning on wednesday. the shooting happened first insid

they found the body laffin was with friends and family when he went into the water, took a couple ofdemy in 2019 in oakland and he comes from a long line of oakland. firefighters. >> kayden's father sean laughing was decorated assistant fire chief who tragically several years ago. from heart attack and administration in the line of duty. brothers cooper is is in recruit academy currently. and his mother. sabrina is one of our peer support. outreach specialists. so that deeply embedded in the open part apartment. >> so now the family and their whole oakland firefighter family is mourning laugh or was it laugh? and was in san diego for the california firefighter summer games and what exactly happened when he went into the water still under investigation. and arrest is made for a deadly shooting in richmond that happened over the weekend. the suspected shooter was found in nebraska. a fight broke out at a party in her apartment complex on richmond parkway near 80. and this is video of the police response outside of the complex. the gunman shot 2 people killing one man and sending anothe