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mark mcnamara was let go by sjpd for racial bias. he's a six-year veteran on the force but is no longer a san jose cop. the messages came out during an internal investigation. here's what we know. in fact, here are two of those text messages. it included one that said, quote, i hate black people. the other one you can see there on the screen. he refers to african-looking people. police chief anthony mata tells us once the messages surfaced, he took swift action to get him on the force. >> i don't know if they were on duty or not, but these messages are very concerning. these messages contain statements and words that are racially biased. they're ugly, disgusting. it's something that we don't tolerate here at the san jose police department. again, you know, these text messages are horrible. >> are you concerned they would hurt the credibility of other officers? >> absolutely. >> joining us now is nbc's robert handa, who broke the story for us. robert, this is hard to see, those messages. how many documents do you have in the last coup
mark mcnamara was let go by sjpd for racial bias. he's a six-year veteran on the force but is no longer a san jose cop. the messages came out during an internal investigation. here's what we know. in fact, here are two of those text messages. it included one that said, quote, i hate black people. the other one you can see there on the screen. he refers to african-looking people. police chief anthony mata tells us once the messages surfaced, he took swift action to get him on the force. >>...
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that officer mark mcnamara resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation. abc7 news reporter tim johns is in the newsroom with the latest on the developing story from police and also tim from city leaders. >> yeah, dan, that's right. now as our viewers at home might know, this isn't the first scandal that has hit the san jose police department in recent years. back in 2024, officers were at the center of controversy after racist facebook posts emerged and as for mark mcnamara, the san jose police chief said he was already being investigated. for another unrelated criminal matter. when these text messages were discovered. quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers. in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered the messages. >> this is why we have a zero tolerance policy. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says he was disgusted by around two dozen text message
that officer mark mcnamara resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation. abc7 news reporter tim johns is in the newsroom with the latest on the developing story from police and also tim from city leaders. >> yeah, dan, that's right. now as our viewers at home might know, this isn't the first scandal that has hit the san jose police department in recent years. back in 2024, officers were at the center of controversy after racist facebook posts emerged and as for mark...
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that officer mark mcnamara resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation.eporter tim johns is in the newsroom with the latest on the developing story from police and also tim from city leaders. >> yeah, dan, that's right. now as our viewers at home might know, this isn't the first scandal that has hit the san jose police department in recent years. back in 2024, officers were at the center of controversy after racist facebook posts emerged and as for mark mcnamara, the san jose police chief said he was already being investigated. for another unrelated criminal matter. when these text messages were discovered. quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers. in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered the messages. >> this is why we have a zero tolerance policy. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says he was disgusted by around two dozen text messages attributed
that officer mark mcnamara resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation.eporter tim johns is in the newsroom with the latest on the developing story from police and also tim from city leaders. >> yeah, dan, that's right. now as our viewers at home might know, this isn't the first scandal that has hit the san jose police department in recent years. back in 2024, officers were at the center of controversy after racist facebook posts emerged and as for mark mcnamara, the san...
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the fired officer is mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran. the texts were discovered during an investigation. several messaging had racial slurs, and one said "i hate black people. "he was involved in the shooting of 20-year-old keon green in downtown san jose. green had just disarmed a gunman during a brawl. police investigating a murder nearby rushed to the restaurant and shot green as he was backing out with the gun. his family is now suing the city. text messages from june show that mcnamara used slurs when discussing the lawsuit aimed at green and his legal team made up of black lawyers. he also joked about shooting the attorneys. we spoke to one of the lawyers who says every message was read to green and his mother. >> they were shocked. you don't expect the people that are supposed to protect you to have these type of conversations immediately following shooting you. >> that's attorney angel alexander. she -- green is expected to speak today at 11:00 a.m. in oakland with his lawyers about these texts and lawsuit. >>> and lots of bumper
the fired officer is mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran. the texts were discovered during an investigation. several messaging had racial slurs, and one said "i hate black people. "he was involved in the shooting of 20-year-old keon green in downtown san jose. green had just disarmed a gunman during a brawl. police investigating a murder nearby rushed to the restaurant and shot green as he was backing out with the gun. his family is now suing the city. text messages from june show that...
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they're demanding officer mark mcnamara face criminal charges. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has details. >> it pretty much hurts me and it scares me to know how much hate a person can have in their heart. >> 22 year old keon green reacting to newly discovered racist texts sent by a former san jose police officer who shot him last spring outside la victoria. taqueria where green says he disarmed someone involved in a fight. >> i feel like the hero of the situation that took place on march 27th. >> officer mark mcnamara shot green as he was backing out of the restaurant with a confiscated gun in a newly surfaced text dated the day after the shooting, mcnamara wrote to fellow officers, was in, wanted to carry a gun in the wild, wild west, but not on my watch. the shooting sent green to the hospital, where he faced a long recovery, forced to take a break from his football career at contra costa college, his attorney adante pointer, says the racist texts are the final insult. >> these were disgusting text messages, vile text messages and some of
they're demanding officer mark mcnamara face criminal charges. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has details. >> it pretty much hurts me and it scares me to know how much hate a person can have in their heart. >> 22 year old keon green reacting to newly discovered racist texts sent by a former san jose police officer who shot him last spring outside la victoria. taqueria where green says he disarmed someone involved in a fight. >> i feel like the hero of the situation that...
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tonight we're hearing from that victim and his civil rights attorneys there demanding officer mark mcnamara face criminal charges. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has details. >> it pretty much hurts me and it scares me to know how much hate a person can have in their heart. >> 22 year old keon green reacting to newly discovered racist texts sent by a former san jose police officer who shot him last spring outside la victoria taqueria, where green says he disarmed someone involved in a fight. >> i feel like the hero of the situation that took place on march 27th. >> officer mark mcnamara shot green as he was backing out of the restaurant with a confiscated gun in a newly surfaced text dated the day after the shooting, mcnamara wrote to fellow officers in wanted to carry a gun in the wild, wild west, not on my watch. the shooting sent green to the hospital, where he faced a long recovery, forced to take a break from his football career at contra costa college. his attorney, adante pointer, says the racist texts are the final insult. >> these were disgusting text messages, these vile text
tonight we're hearing from that victim and his civil rights attorneys there demanding officer mark mcnamara face criminal charges. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has details. >> it pretty much hurts me and it scares me to know how much hate a person can have in their heart. >> 22 year old keon green reacting to newly discovered racist texts sent by a former san jose police officer who shot him last spring outside la victoria taqueria, where green says he disarmed someone...
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lena >> well, officer mark mcnamara resigned from the department after some of these messages surfaced. only in the last week. lawyers are now demanding that this officer be criminally charged with a hate crime and decertified as a police officer around two dozen texts attributed to mcnamara referenced a 2022 incident in which then officer mcnamara shot football player kawann green outside of san jose's la victoria taqueria video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside the restaurant and was backing out of a door holding a gun he had confiscated from one of the suspects in some of the texts, mcnamara said, i'm pretty sure the district attorney would have charged me if i used excessive force. but she didn't because i didn't use excessive force. i'll shoot you, too. mcnamara said of green's legal team. texting they should all be bowing to me and bringing me gifts. otherwise he would have lived a life of poverty and crime in another text writing that he hates black people. >> california post police officers standards and training bureau need to deal certified mcnamara s
lena >> well, officer mark mcnamara resigned from the department after some of these messages surfaced. only in the last week. lawyers are now demanding that this officer be criminally charged with a hate crime and decertified as a police officer around two dozen texts attributed to mcnamara referenced a 2022 incident in which then officer mcnamara shot football player kawann green outside of san jose's la victoria taqueria video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside...
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lena officer mark mcnamara resigned from the department last week after some of these messages surfaced. >> lawyers are now demanding that this officer be charged with a hate crime and decertified as a police officer. about a dozen texts attributed to mcnamara referenced a 2022 incident in which then officer mcnamara shot football player kawan green outside of san jose's la victoria taqueria. video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside of the restaurant and was backing out of a door holding a gun he had confiscated from one of the suspects in some of the texts, mcnamara said, i'm pretty sure the district attorney would have charged me if i used excessive force. but she didn't because i didn't use excessive force. all shoot you too? mcnamara said of green's legal team. texting they should all be bowing to me and bringing me gifts. otherwise he would have lived a life of poverty and crime. in another text writing that he hates black people. >> all california's post police officers stand and training bureau. need to decertified mcnamara so that he can never bring his r
lena officer mark mcnamara resigned from the department last week after some of these messages surfaced. >> lawyers are now demanding that this officer be charged with a hate crime and decertified as a police officer. about a dozen texts attributed to mcnamara referenced a 2022 incident in which then officer mcnamara shot football player kawan green outside of san jose's la victoria taqueria. video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside of the restaurant and was...
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mark mcnamara's name has been added to the state's decertification list. mcnamara is accused of sending racist text messages after shooting a black man outside a taqueria in san jose last march. san jose's police chief recommended mcnamara lose his ability to work as a police officer after learning about the texts. mcnamara is one of four san jose officers to be on that decertification list. we reached out to him but have not heard back. >> it's my favorite time of year this holiday season, starting with thanksgiving. actually, the spirit of giving is alive and well in san francisco. >> city leaders are happy to be helping the community this holiday season. police chief bill scott joined fire chief janine nicholson and others to help saint anthony's kick off its celebration. as ktvu's christian captain tells us, it's the second annual block party for this neighborhood mallicoat colleges. this is the fourth singing and celebration kicked off the second annual giving thanks celebration and block party hosted by saint anthony's in san francisco. >> the charit
mark mcnamara's name has been added to the state's decertification list. mcnamara is accused of sending racist text messages after shooting a black man outside a taqueria in san jose last march. san jose's police chief recommended mcnamara lose his ability to work as a police officer after learning about the texts. mcnamara is one of four san jose officers to be on that decertification list. we reached out to him but have not heard back. >> it's my favorite time of year this holiday...
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officer mark mcnamara was let go from the sjpd for "demonstrated racial bias."n police officer but now is no longer serving with san jose. the police department provided to us ten pages of redacted texts with extremely inappropriate racial slurs. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting of a black man last year. that man had just disarm add gunman at a san jose talk rhea and trying to leave when officers opened fire on him. on social media last night san jose's mayor said he'll sleep better knowing this former officer no longer carry as badge nor a gun. >> it was disturbing and frankly i was furious. i mean, there's no room for racism in our police department. this undermines public trust. the actions of this individual make our city less safe. >> messages contained statements and words that are racially biased. they're ugly. disgusting. it's something we don't tolerate here. >> another officer who was on the receiving end of those messages has been placed on administrative leave pending another internal investigation into other "concerning dialogue" uncovered
officer mark mcnamara was let go from the sjpd for "demonstrated racial bias."n police officer but now is no longer serving with san jose. the police department provided to us ten pages of redacted texts with extremely inappropriate racial slurs. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting of a black man last year. that man had just disarm add gunman at a san jose talk rhea and trying to leave when officers opened fire on him. on social media last night san jose's mayor said he'll...
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officer mark mcnamara resigned after learning of an internal affairs investigation. police chief said the department is working to strip him of his certification, which would make it impossible to seek employment at another department. this comes after civil rights groups demanded changes in the wake of the scandal. they are calling for every case he was involved in to be reviewed and thrown out. >> we would like to see every case that he touched, dismissed. we would like to see every case he was involved and tainted dismissed. >> in a statement, the police chief said the department is working with the district attorney's office to review the cases. he also said in part, i want the community to know that i am committed to an antiracism culture and am already working with community partners to update our officer training. the training will include this incident as a case study. >>> new images of the suspect accused of running over a stanford student of syrian dissent. this is the sketch. investigators call it a hate crime. the sheriff's office said the student was str
officer mark mcnamara resigned after learning of an internal affairs investigation. police chief said the department is working to strip him of his certification, which would make it impossible to seek employment at another department. this comes after civil rights groups demanded changes in the wake of the scandal. they are calling for every case he was involved in to be reviewed and thrown out. >> we would like to see every case that he touched, dismissed. we would like to see every...
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mark mcnamara resigned.nd earlier this week after an internal investigation, abc seven news reporter tim johns has the latest on that developing story from both police and city leaders. >> a quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers . in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered the messages. >> this is why we have a zero tolerance policy. >> san jose mayor matt mehan says he was disgusted by around two dozen text messages attributed to mcnamara. the text seemingly referenced a 2022 incident in which the then officer mcnamara shot football player keon green at san jose's la victoria taqueria. the video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside the restaurant and was backing out of a door holding a gun he had confiscated from one of the perpetrators. in some of the texts, mcnamara sayi
mark mcnamara resigned.nd earlier this week after an internal investigation, abc seven news reporter tim johns has the latest on that developing story from both police and city leaders. >> a quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers . in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered...
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mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light.nity groups, including the naacp's san jose branch, say that's not enough. we want to him to be decertified. >> so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony mata said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training, writing the department is committed to ensuring mr. mcnamara cannot serve as a police officer elsewhere and will work with post to ensure that decertification happens as soon as possible. all mcnamara shot carreon green in 2022 as he was backing out of this la victoria taqueria in san jose. green said he took a gun from someone who was part of a fight inside and was headed outside to get help when he was shot. he suffered major injuries. he was protecting being courageous and doing the things that we pay police officers for. the tax unveiled in the investigation were sent starting one day after the march 2022 shooting. in one statement, mcnamara says, q
mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light.nity groups, including the naacp's san jose branch, say that's not enough. we want to him to be decertified. >> so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony mata said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training, writing the department is committed to ensuring mr....
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the officer in question, demonstrated racial bias in his text, is mark mcnamara. he is a six year veteran but is no longer a san jose police officer. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting at the la victoria restaurant last year. this is video from the scene. the chief says when an internal affairs investigation turned up the racially biased text he decided to take swift action. >> i don't know if they were on duty or not but this messages are concerning. these messages contain statements and words that are racially biased. they are ugly, disgusting and something we don't tolerate here at the police department. again, these messages are horrible.
the officer in question, demonstrated racial bias in his text, is mark mcnamara. he is a six year veteran but is no longer a san jose police officer. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting at the la victoria restaurant last year. this is video from the scene. the chief says when an internal affairs investigation turned up the racially biased text he decided to take swift action. >> i don't know if they were on duty or not but this messages are concerning. these messages contain...
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mark mcnamara is the officer who shot a man who's backing out of a taqueria last year. he's now under scrutiny for sending racist text messages as abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains. there are now calls to dismiss the criminal cases as the officer had investigated nearly a week after the san jose police department released racist text messages sent by a former police officer. >> there's work underway to keep him from working in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara resigned after an internal affairs investigation brought the messages to light, but community groups, including the naacp, san jose branch, say that's not enough. >> we want to him to be decertified so that he can't just go around the corner to another city. >> in a statement thursday, police chief anthony motta said that process started earlier this week with the state's commission on peace officer standards and training. writing. the department is committed to ensuring mr. mcnamara cannot serve as a police officer elsewhere and will work with posts to ensure that decertification happens as so
mark mcnamara is the officer who shot a man who's backing out of a taqueria last year. he's now under scrutiny for sending racist text messages as abc7 news south bay reporter zach fuentes explains. there are now calls to dismiss the criminal cases as the officer had investigated nearly a week after the san jose police department released racist text messages sent by a former police officer. >> there's work underway to keep him from working in law enforcement again. mark mcnamara resigned...
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the officer, mark mcnamara, resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation.porter tim johns has the latest on that developing story from both police and city leaders. >> quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers. in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered the messages. >> this is why we have zero tolerance policy. san jose mayor matt mehan says he was disgusted by around two dozen text messages attributed to mcnamara. >> the text seemingly referenced a 2022 incident in which the then officer mcnamara shot football player keon green at san jose's la victoria taqueria. video showed green had appeared to have broken up a fight inside the restaurant and was backing out of a door holding a gun he had confiscated from one of the perpetrators in some of the texts, mcnamara saying things like, quote, i'm pretty sure the district attorney would have charged m
the officer, mark mcnamara, resigned earlier this week after an internal investigation.porter tim johns has the latest on that developing story from both police and city leaders. >> quick backlash from san jose city officials after racist text messages emerged involving one of their now former officers. in a statement friday, san jose police chief anthony mata said his department's internal affairs unit was investigating mark mcnamara for another incident when they discovered the...
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officer mark mcnamara was under scrutiny for sending racist text messages but he sent messages to two people where he bragged about shooting green and wrote, quote, i hate black people, unquote. the shooting happened last year and was caught on surveillance video. mcnamara is no longer in the force. >>> this sample size of text messages which are violent, and stomach turning, revealed that mcnamara's actions were motivated by a hatred of black people. >>> in the meantime, san jose has rejected a proposal that would've given the city's watchdog greater oversight of the police department. leaders voted not to give the independent police officers increased authority, including the right to investigate police misconduct cases. instead, they voted to improve the police oversight model. >>> up next, a bay area school board president is facing a recall. plus >>> i am not a music teacher. i am not a theater teacher. i do have the time to give. check we are going to introduce you to the bay area teacher showing his students how words can change lives. >>> and update now on the two adorable mou
officer mark mcnamara was under scrutiny for sending racist text messages but he sent messages to two people where he bragged about shooting green and wrote, quote, i hate black people, unquote. the shooting happened last year and was caught on surveillance video. mcnamara is no longer in the force. >>> this sample size of text messages which are violent, and stomach turning, revealed that mcnamara's actions were motivated by a hatred of black people. >>> in the meantime, san...
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kawan green had disarmed a gunman inside and was backing out with the gun when officer mark mcnamara shot him four times. green is suing the city. police say a separate criminal investigation into one of its officers revealed mcnamara exchanged racist texts with another officer including referring to green using the n-word and other disparaging statements about black people. mcnamara has resigned, and the other officer he was texting with is now on leave. the police chief said in a statement there's zero tolerance for racial bias in the department. we did ask them this evening to talk to us on camera, but they declined. san jose's mayor did speak with us tonight, though, and he said the city would work to ensure all employees are held accountable. >> i speak with the police chief almost daily. we've been in discussion obviously the last day and a half on this matter, and will continue to be. as you know, there's an ongoing investigation going on, and if additional information comes to light, we're going to do exactly what the chief did today, which is release that information to the
kawan green had disarmed a gunman inside and was backing out with the gun when officer mark mcnamara shot him four times. green is suing the city. police say a separate criminal investigation into one of its officers revealed mcnamara exchanged racist texts with another officer including referring to green using the n-word and other disparaging statements about black people. mcnamara has resigned, and the other officer he was texting with is now on leave. the police chief said in a statement...
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. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen in the surveillance video shooting and injuring k on green in 2022. green is stunned by the racist texts. >> he feels no weight in his heart that he was wrong. that's pretty scary to me. >> reporter: san jose police released the text messages mcnamara reportedly sent to to people where he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the n word. he reportedly wrote, quote, i hate black people. >> i never thought somebody could just have that much hatred in their heart, to where they would want to kill me because of what i look like. >> reporter: the 22-year-old green is still recovering mentally and physically. the san francisco city college defensive and says football is his therapy. >> i used to be able to dunk a basketball. i can barely jump off my left leg, now. everything pretty much hurts. but, just because i don't want to go do any more depression, or be down on myself i force myself to play. >> san jose police say mcnamara shot green four times. surveillance video shows a man pulling out a gun during a fight in a restaurant.
. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen in the surveillance video shooting and injuring k on green in 2022. green is stunned by the racist texts. >> he feels no weight in his heart that he was wrong. that's pretty scary to me. >> reporter: san jose police released the text messages mcnamara reportedly sent to to people where he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the n word. he reportedly wrote, quote, i hate black people. >> i never thought...
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in response to the case of officer mark mcnamara shgs the police department dismissed the officer an investigation uncovered racist tacks, mocking a young black man he had shot back in 2022. the group is calling for him to be banned from ever being a police officer. again, anywhere. an attorney for the public defender's office said every case the officer was involved in should be reviewed and thrown out. >> we would like to see every case that ex-officer mcnamar touched dismissed, every case he was involved and tainted, frankly, dismissed. >> in response to our request the district attorney's ufs said all of his cases will be reviewed. >>> it is almost here, the officially apec flag was raised frchlt flag has apec logo with two shapes forming a suspension bridge tower to symbolize san francisco. earlier this year the apec flag was at the seattle space needle with delegates there for trade meetings, and in addition to more than 20 world leaders and all the security there will also be hundreds of companies represented at the apec summit next week, that includes several bay area tech co
in response to the case of officer mark mcnamara shgs the police department dismissed the officer an investigation uncovered racist tacks, mocking a young black man he had shot back in 2022. the group is calling for him to be banned from ever being a police officer. again, anywhere. an attorney for the public defender's office said every case the officer was involved in should be reviewed and thrown out. >> we would like to see every case that ex-officer mcnamar touched dismissed, every...
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the officer in question, demonstrated racial bias in his text, is mark mcnamara. he is a six year veteran but is no longer a san jose police officer. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting at the la victoria restaurant last year. this is video from the scene. the chief says when an internal affairs investigation turned up the racially biased text he decided to take swift action. >> i don't know if they were on duty or not but this messages are concerning. these messages contain statements and words that are racially biased. they are ugly, disgusting and something we don't tolerate here at the police department. again, these messages are horrible. >> are you concerned it would hurt the credibility of other officers? >> absolutely. >> reporter: now, here is a printout of some of the text messages the department is still going through. as you can see there's quite a few pages. there's quite a few texts. these were sent to a former police officer as well as a current police officer. so, the current police officer is right now on administrative leave because they a
the officer in question, demonstrated racial bias in his text, is mark mcnamara. he is a six year veteran but is no longer a san jose police officer. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting at the la victoria restaurant last year. this is video from the scene. the chief says when an internal affairs investigation turned up the racially biased text he decided to take swift action. >> i don't know if they were on duty or not but this messages are concerning. these messages contain...
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mark mcnamara shot and wounded k'aun green last night after -- rather, last year, after green said he disarmed someone involved in a fight inside a restaurant. police say green was backing out the door, holding a confiscated weapon in the air, when he was shot. the police chief said mcnamara resigned last week after an investigation revealed racist texts including some making light of the shooting. green reacted yesterday. >> he felt nowhere in his heart that he was wrong. it's pretty scary to me. >> green's attorneys are demanding that mcnamara be charged with hate crimes. >>> and much of the u.s. is expected to see a fall warmup. south could set record high temperatures with some places rising into the 80s or 90s in the next few days. unusually warm weather is also forecast through the central and southern plains as well as much of the eastern u.s. >>> coming up now, scripting a possible end to the actors' strike. the latest offer by the studios. >>> and swimming with the fishes. we're going to show a diver's rare encounter. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." enrichment director at
mark mcnamara shot and wounded k'aun green last night after -- rather, last year, after green said he disarmed someone involved in a fight inside a restaurant. police say green was backing out the door, holding a confiscated weapon in the air, when he was shot. the police chief said mcnamara resigned last week after an investigation revealed racist texts including some making light of the shooting. green reacted yesterday. >> he felt nowhere in his heart that he was wrong. it's pretty...
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san jose's police chief says mark mcnamara a 6 year veteran of the force was fired today. police say the quote, disgusting text messages demonstrated racial bias according to the chief, some of the messages were sent to another current employee of the department. that employee has been placed on leave. it is being investigated. we do have the text messages that were said to be sent. we're looking into the case as we speak. we'll have more on this story coming up on kron. 4 news at 10. >> for your money tonight. open enrollment for medicare and medicaid is underway. probably heard the commercials that officials are reminding medicaid recipients to make sure that they still qualify. secretary of health and human xavier becerra says that during the pandemic people were automatically re enrolled in medicaid. but now even people who still qualify do need to pre enroll. >> a lot of folks are realizing they have to reapply. we don't want them lose their insurance under medicaid if they still qualify. >> existing medicare recipients will be automatically re-enrolled of somebody le
san jose's police chief says mark mcnamara a 6 year veteran of the force was fired today. police say the quote, disgusting text messages demonstrated racial bias according to the chief, some of the messages were sent to another current employee of the department. that employee has been placed on leave. it is being investigated. we do have the text messages that were said to be sent. we're looking into the case as we speak. we'll have more on this story coming up on kron. 4 news at 10. >>...
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former officer mark mcnamara shot kale and green who is black 4 times mcnamara was fired earlier this month accused of sending racist text messages. green who you see here was reportedly trying to de-escalate a fight at a taco shop and police acting mayor shot him when he refused to put down the gun in text messages. the san jose police department released mcnamara uses the n word and says he quote, hate black people. contra costa county's da's office says it is teaming up with other agencies to discipline the troubled martinez refinery. release chemicals in the last couple of months and did so on thanksgiving of last year, the dusty chemicals landed on people's cars and homes just last month. the refineries manager met with the martinez city council and told them the company was unaware the release was affecting the community and they held off on telling authorities until they could confirm whether the recent chemical releases were harmful. >> i'm very disappointed by the outcome of this phone. >> despite efforts to keep the a's in oakland, major league baseball's owners today unanim
former officer mark mcnamara shot kale and green who is black 4 times mcnamara was fired earlier this month accused of sending racist text messages. green who you see here was reportedly trying to de-escalate a fight at a taco shop and police acting mayor shot him when he refused to put down the gun in text messages. the san jose police department released mcnamara uses the n word and says he quote, hate black people. contra costa county's da's office says it is teaming up with other agencies...
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mcnamara. >> while responding to a restaurant fight in 2022, he shot keon green, who had just disarmed the suspect but was still holding the weapon. >> when i don't like hurting people, i'm not a monster. >> shortly after this deposition, mcnamee era allegedly sent text messages to another unidentified pd officer. one read i hate black people. another refers to greene's legal team as the n word, and i'll shoot you to the idea that we still have a society of public safety professionals working with that mindset is just appalling. the men and women gathered here call for an immediate review of all cases involving mcnamara, alleging he didn't need to pull the trigger to cause great harm. you say there's a few bad apples. >> well, we know that if you put one bad apple in a bunch, it ruins the whole bunch. >> a san jose public defender says her office has already asked that one case involving a black man accused of robbery be dismissed. but under the racial justice act, that state lawars racial bias in charging, convicting and sentencing a defendant. >> i believe that former officer mcnamee
mcnamara. >> while responding to a restaurant fight in 2022, he shot keon green, who had just disarmed the suspect but was still holding the weapon. >> when i don't like hurting people, i'm not a monster. >> shortly after this deposition, mcnamee era allegedly sent text messages to another unidentified pd officer. one read i hate black people. another refers to greene's legal team as the n word, and i'll shoot you to the idea that we still have a society of public safety...
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mcnamara. he's a 6 year veteran of the department but has been fired. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting last year and a talker ria during the internal investigation. messages about that shooting between mcnamara and another current employee of the department were uncovered and mcnamara uses the n word and says he hates black people. san jose mayor matt mahan called the incident disappointing and sickening but feels relieved to hear the officer in question is off the force. >> i'm glad that this person is no longer a member of our police department. there is just no room for racism and in fact, completely undermines the mission of our department. it's unfair to the hundreds of officers who go out there every single day and put their lives on the line to protect and serve all of our residents equally while their respective there race, religion, gender it cetera. >> and and i just it's it's in theory. we were having this conversation. but sadly, racism still exists. clearly. >> when we fi
mcnamara. he's a 6 year veteran of the department but has been fired. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting last year and a talker ria during the internal investigation. messages about that shooting between mcnamara and another current employee of the department were uncovered and mcnamara uses the n word and says he hates black people. san jose mayor matt mahan called the incident disappointing and sickening but feels relieved to hear the officer in question is off the force. >> i'm...
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the police chief announcing the firing of officer mark mcnamara friday night, internal investigation accuses mcnamara of sending messages using the n word and saying that he hates black people. police chief anthony mata says the text messages were discovered. welly, separate investigation into a police shooting was underway. mcnamara was involved in that police shooting. legal expert michael cardoza says the city in the department need to be better at screening police officers. >> i think incumbent on the government, including the police departments to do more in-depth, psychological testing of officers because you can't have people like the somewhat street not only is dangerous to the public, but it also dangerous to the government that one people sue, they're going to get a lot of money for the abuse they take from these police officers. >> cardoza says police officers also have a very difficult job and sometimes see the worst of human nature. at least one current employee of the san jose police department who is receiving messages from mcnamara has been placed on leave. san jose m
the police chief announcing the firing of officer mark mcnamara friday night, internal investigation accuses mcnamara of sending messages using the n word and saying that he hates black people. police chief anthony mata says the text messages were discovered. welly, separate investigation into a police shooting was underway. mcnamara was involved in that police shooting. legal expert michael cardoza says the city in the department need to be better at screening police officers. >> i think...
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mcnamara so that he could never served as an officer again, a civil rights attorney says mcnamara shot a black man who was risking his own safety to disarm a violent man inside a restaurant. >> definitely asking for the district attorney's office to re review the shooting. okay. i'm do what's right and make sure that officer mcnamara sees his day in court not as officer testifying on the stand, but as a criminal defendant. >> the santa clara da's office says they're reviewing the text messages to see if any affected. the case is connected to mcnamara the agency that could decertify haven't tells kron 4. they're looking over documents with san jose police to see if they have reason to temporarily suspend him. meantime, the santa clara county sheriff's office has released images of the suspect and car connected to a hit and run and possible. hate crime on stanford's campus. this is a sketch of the driver accused of hitting an air of muslim student with a car. the victim describing him as and shaved man in his mid 20's. and here are some images of a car that officers say a similar to the
mcnamara so that he could never served as an officer again, a civil rights attorney says mcnamara shot a black man who was risking his own safety to disarm a violent man inside a restaurant. >> definitely asking for the district attorney's office to re review the shooting. okay. i'm do what's right and make sure that officer mcnamara sees his day in court not as officer testifying on the stand, but as a criminal defendant. >> the santa clara da's office says they're reviewing the...
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mcnamara debería enfrentar cargos de intento de asesinato y delitos por odio. policías de san josé que le disparó 4 veces a green cuando salía de la taquería la victoria el año pasado durante un altercado. y es el mismo oficial que fue despedido de la dependencia por descubrírsele mensajes peyorativos contra la comunidad negra. por su parte, el sindicato de policías de san josé dijo en un comunicado lo siguiente y cito esto es un testimonio sobre la cultura del departamento de policía de san josé. gracias a la que nuestros investigadores de asuntos internos hallaron estos textos. los cuales fueron reportados al jefe de la policía, quien tomó una acción inmediata en otros asuntos en el condado san mateo un hombre que entró a robar a una vivienda en la comunidad de san bruno, provocó gran movilización policial por varias horas. todo comenzó minutos antes de las 06:00, cuando agentes respondió a la denuncia de un robo residencial entre las avenidas poplar y main. aunque los agentes lograron evacuar a todos los habitantes de la casa de manera segura, el sospechoso
mcnamara debería enfrentar cargos de intento de asesinato y delitos por odio. policías de san josé que le disparó 4 veces a green cuando salía de la taquería la victoria el año pasado durante un altercado. y es el mismo oficial que fue despedido de la dependencia por descubrírsele mensajes peyorativos contra la comunidad negra. por su parte, el sindicato de policías de san josé dijo en un comunicado lo siguiente y cito esto es un testimonio sobre la cultura del departamento de...
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officer mark mcnamara resigned from the force after the texts were turned up. one said bluntly, i hate black people. police say it stems from a shooting last year. security video shows kwan green appearing to disarm a man who was holding a gun inside. he was backing out of the restaurant when the officer shot him four times. he's now suing the city. the naacp wants any other officers mcnamara texted to be investigated as well. the chief said the department has already gotten the ball rolling with the state to decertif y mcnamara as an officer. but green's attorney says that's just the first step. >> you have to show us, not tell us, that you're serious about this problem and actually go deeper down into the worm hole to get to all the officers who carry this type of hatred in their heart. >> green's attorney is also demanding all charges be dropped in cases mcnamara worked. >>> hateful messages went to divide another bay area community ended up doing the exact opposite. >> i'm very thankful for everybody. >> we know they like us, but not that much. >> it's quit
officer mark mcnamara resigned from the force after the texts were turned up. one said bluntly, i hate black people. police say it stems from a shooting last year. security video shows kwan green appearing to disarm a man who was holding a gun inside. he was backing out of the restaurant when the officer shot him four times. he's now suing the city. the naacp wants any other officers mcnamara texted to be investigated as well. the chief said the department has already gotten the ball rolling...
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mcnamara respondió a una pelea dentro del restaurante.inó que green había intervenido para detener la pelea y confiscado un arma. pero se convirtió en víctima. aunque macnamara mostró remordimiento en ese momento, fue despedido la semana pasada tras una investigación de asuntos internos que reveló mensajes racistas. incluye burlas y hacia green y odio hacia las personas de raza negra . los grupos comunitarios exigen que la ciudad acepte todas las demandas civiles de green y que macnamara sea responsabilizado de manera más contunde mente, incluida la desertificación es un proceso y ojalá que si lo si si lo quitan para que no pueda encontrar empleo en otro departamento de policía en otro ciudad. silicon valley solicita la suspensión de los fondos para la policía de la ciudad. >> today is withdraw all their requests for more funding to police in the wake of this scandal. >> karina Álvarez, especialista en justicia racial de la oficina del defensor público, no quiere que se desestime cada caso en el que el oficial macnamara haya intervenido.
mcnamara respondió a una pelea dentro del restaurante.inó que green había intervenido para detener la pelea y confiscado un arma. pero se convirtió en víctima. aunque macnamara mostró remordimiento en ese momento, fue despedido la semana pasada tras una investigación de asuntos internos que reveló mensajes racistas. incluye burlas y hacia green y odio hacia las personas de raza negra . los grupos comunitarios exigen que la ciudad acepte todas las demandas civiles de green y que...
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in a statement on friday, the police chief saying officer mark mcnamara "is no longer employed with they" and calling the texts "disgusting." authorities releasing ten pages of texts between an unidentified coworker and mcnamara that show mcnamara making racist remarks. in one text, mcnamara, who is white, says "i hate black people." the discovery surfacing "in the last days and hours" during an unrelated criminal investigation, according to police. some of those texts appearing to refer to an incident in march 2022. the officer shooting k'aun green four times after green backed out of a restaurant, holding a gun that he had wrestled from an armed suspect during a fight. >> it hurts me to know that a person can have so much hate in his heart. >> reporter: tonight, green's lawyer is demanding accountability, claiming the texts are not an isolated incident. >> we call for mcnamara to be decertified as a police officer. he should not have the honor of every carrying a badge and gun on behalf or in the community's name. >> reporter: tonight, the san jose police officers association saying i
in a statement on friday, the police chief saying officer mark mcnamara "is no longer employed with they" and calling the texts "disgusting." authorities releasing ten pages of texts between an unidentified coworker and mcnamara that show mcnamara making racist remarks. in one text, mcnamara, who is white, says "i hate black people." the discovery surfacing "in the last days and hours" during an unrelated criminal investigation, according to police. some...
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police said officer mark mcnamara shot him because he did not cooperate with the officers orders to drop the gun during an internal investigation of the shooting. police say they found mcnamara sent messages using the n word and messages where he said he hates black people. green's lawyer says the officers racism may have played a role in the shooting. >> with these text messages, these are the this is proof positive of the mind state of this police officer. we decided to use deadly force against mister. great shooting 4 times. >> it turning point or there says that they're now demanding the da revisit the case and they want mcnamara to be criminally prosecuted and never serve as an office or anywhere else. at least one current employee of the san jose police department who is receiving messages from mcnamara has been placed on leave. mcnamara. the former officer resigned from the police department last week. >> eta is closing 6 stations between sunnyvale and san jose until november 16th for construction. those closures began last monday to replace concrete and rails near the intersectio
police said officer mark mcnamara shot him because he did not cooperate with the officers orders to drop the gun during an internal investigation of the shooting. police say they found mcnamara sent messages using the n word and messages where he said he hates black people. green's lawyer says the officers racism may have played a role in the shooting. >> with these text messages, these are the this is proof positive of the mind state of this police officer. we decided to use deadly force...
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the department says mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran of the force sent the texts to a current and former officer. >> these were disgusting text messages, vile text messages. >> reporter: civil rights attorney pointer said they had words like "i hate black people". >> the tropes, the perspective that he brought to policing and expressed on this day, they don't match this young man, they never did. he's a hero. >> reporter: he says green was a college student who worked to disarm a gunman in downtown san jose in march of 2022. but police say they didn't know that when they saw green with the gun in his hand. they told him to drop the gun, and when he didn't comply that's when they shot and wounded green. some of the text messages show mcnamara using slurs when apparently discussing the lawsuit and one particular text about his legal team. >> it's completely unacceptable. it's out of line. and frankly, i take it as criminal threat. >> reporter: they believe the messages show racial bias played a role in the shooting. this week the city's reaction was swift. the mayor and police chief condem
the department says mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran of the force sent the texts to a current and former officer. >> these were disgusting text messages, vile text messages. >> reporter: civil rights attorney pointer said they had words like "i hate black people". >> the tropes, the perspective that he brought to policing and expressed on this day, they don't match this young man, they never did. he's a hero. >> reporter: he says green was a college student...
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residents joined the naacp today calling for an open investigation and to decertify officer mark mcnamarave as an officer again, a civil rights attorney says mcnamara shot a black man who is risking his own safety to disarm a violent man inside a restaurant. >> definitely asking for the district attorney's office to re review the shooting. okay. i'm do what's right and make sure that officer mcnamara sees his day in court not as officer testifying on the stand, but as a criminal defendant. >> the santa clara da's office says that they are reviewing the text to see if any affected. the case is connected to mcnamara and san jose police chief also says that he agrees with the naacp saying the department is committed to ensuring mister mcnamara cannot serve as a police officer elsewhere. >> san jose police are getting more military weapons last night. city officials approved the purchase of almost 150 projectile launchers as well as 12 drones. the police department says these tools are used only for, quote, critical incidents, but some community members fear the department's use of these tool
residents joined the naacp today calling for an open investigation and to decertify officer mark mcnamarave as an officer again, a civil rights attorney says mcnamara shot a black man who is risking his own safety to disarm a violent man inside a restaurant. >> definitely asking for the district attorney's office to re review the shooting. okay. i'm do what's right and make sure that officer mcnamara sees his day in court not as officer testifying on the stand, but as a criminal...
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mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran sent texts to a current and former officer >> these were disgusting text messages. vile. text messages. >> reporter: civil rights attorney adan tay porter spoke about the texts which had slurs and the words "i hate black people", unquote. >> racist tropes. the historical perspective that he brought to the policing and that he expressed on this day, they don't match this young man. they never did. he is a hero. >> reporter: he says green was an athlete and college student who worked to disarm a gunman during brawl at the the lavicto talk rea. they ordered him to drop the gun, and when he didn't comply, that's when they shot green. one particular text was about the legal team. >> completely unacceptable. it's out of line. and frankly, i take as criminal threat. >> reporter: they believe the messages show racial bias played a role in the shooting. this week the city's reaction was swift. mayor and police chief condemning the text. another officer who received the texts has been placed on administrative leave pending another investigation. meanwhile, they
mark mcnamara, a six-year veteran sent texts to a current and former officer >> these were disgusting text messages. vile. text messages. >> reporter: civil rights attorney adan tay porter spoke about the texts which had slurs and the words "i hate black people", unquote. >> racist tropes. the historical perspective that he brought to the policing and that he expressed on this day, they don't match this young man. they never did. he is a hero. >> reporter: he...
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. >> sent by mark mcnamara. he is a 6 year veteran of the department and he has been fired. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting last year at a talker. ria during the internal investigation about that shooting messages between mcnamara and another current employee of the department were uncovered in that mcnamara uses the n word and he says he hates black people. san jose mayor matt mahan spoke with me earlier tonight. he called the incident disappointing and sickening but feels relieved to hear the officer in question is now off the force. >> and i'm glad that this person is no longer a member of police department. there is just no room for racism and in fact, completely undermines the mission of our department. it's unfair to the hundreds of officers who go out there every single day and put their lives on the line to protect and serve all of our residents equally. well, irrespective of their race, religion, gender it cetera. >> and and i just it's it's in theory. we were having this conversation. but sadly, racism still exists. clearly. >> when we find it, we're not
. >> sent by mark mcnamara. he is a 6 year veteran of the department and he has been fired. mcnamara was involved in a police shooting last year at a talker. ria during the internal investigation about that shooting messages between mcnamara and another current employee of the department were uncovered in that mcnamara uses the n word and he says he hates black people. san jose mayor matt mahan spoke with me earlier tonight. he called the incident disappointing and sickening but feels...
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attorneys say k on green who was black was shot 4 times by former officer mark mcnamara in march of last year. mcnamara was fired earlier this month accused of sending racist text messages. green was reportedly attempting to de-escalate a fight at a taco shop. police say mcnamara shot him when refused to put down the gun and the now released text messages from mcnamara he's accused of using the n word saying he hates black people. pacifica police are investigating the death of a 61 year-old man whose body was found in the ocean. >> police say they spotted the body floating in the water off shore just south of mussel rock yesterday morning. the body has been identified as robert r nowitzki of pacifica. anyone with information about the case is being asked to call pacifica police. >> coming up, the lawsuit and east bay school going to be facing after the way. they a coach retire. and will bring a taste of a san francisco restaurant that's been serving customers for more than a century. >> story we've been following for jury has found david de pap guilty of breaking into former house speake
attorneys say k on green who was black was shot 4 times by former officer mark mcnamara in march of last year. mcnamara was fired earlier this month accused of sending racist text messages. green was reportedly attempting to de-escalate a fight at a taco shop. police say mcnamara shot him when refused to put down the gun and the now released text messages from mcnamara he's accused of using the n word saying he hates black people. pacifica police are investigating the death of a 61 year-old man...
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. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen injuring and shooting green in march of 2022, stunned bit racist texts. >> he felt nowhere in his heart that he was wrong. and it is pretty scary to me. >> reporter: and reportedly sent to two people and what he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the n word. and reportedly wrote, "i hate black people." >> and i never thought somebody could have that much hatred. and recovering mentally, physically. the city college defensive ends says football is his therapy. >> i used to be able to dunk the basketball as i could barely jump on my left leg now. everything pretty much hurts. and just because i don't want to go and do anymore depression or just be so down on ourselves. just forced myself to play. >> reporter: saying mcnamara shot green four times. surveillance photo shows a man pulling out the gun. green disarmed the man. the officer shot green as he backed away from the man holding the confiscated gun in the air. >> doing the right thing was being a hero. >> reporter: he resigned. after investigators found the text messages
. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen injuring and shooting green in march of 2022, stunned bit racist texts. >> he felt nowhere in his heart that he was wrong. and it is pretty scary to me. >> reporter: and reportedly sent to two people and what he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the n word. and reportedly wrote, "i hate black people." >> and i never thought somebody could have that much hatred. and recovering mentally, physically....
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former officer mark mcnamara allegedly sent a text messages to another sfpd employee that the chief says demonstrate its racial bias. new at ten and ten pages of texts over the course of nearly four months, released by police today. mcnamara who is white, sent messages that included racial slurs and even said, quote, i hate black people. the other messages are too graphic for us to share. internal affairs investigators discovered these texts after officer mcnamara was seen shooting quan green back in march of 2022. green was shot four times after disarming another man at zakariyah, la victoria. green then filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of san jose. he is represented by attorney adante pointer. pointer's colleague spoke with us tonight about the new developments in this case to see it in black and white on a piece of paper. there's no guessing or speculation. there's no, you know, does officer, you know, was this racially motivated or was it just, you know, x, y and z? but to see it on paper, there's no question about it. and the one honestly, that sticks out, the m
former officer mark mcnamara allegedly sent a text messages to another sfpd employee that the chief says demonstrate its racial bias. new at ten and ten pages of texts over the course of nearly four months, released by police today. mcnamara who is white, sent messages that included racial slurs and even said, quote, i hate black people. the other messages are too graphic for us to share. internal affairs investigators discovered these texts after officer mcnamara was seen shooting quan green...
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. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen in the video shooting and injuring green.s. >> he felt no way in his heart that he was wrong. it's pretty scary to me. >> reporter: san jose police released texts mcnamara reportedly sent where he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the "n" word. he repeatedly wrote, quote, i hated black people. >> i never thought somebody could have that much hatred in their heart to where they want to kill me because of what i look like. >> reporter: 22-year-old green is recovering mentally and physically. san francisco city college defensive end says football is his therapy. >> i used to be able to dunk a basketball. i can barely jump off my left leg now. everything pretty much hurts. just because i don't want to go through more depression or just be so down on myself, i just force myself to play. >> reporter: police say mcnamara shot green four times, twice in the arm, once in the stomach and knee. surveillance shows a man pulling out a gun during a fight in a restaurant, green disarmed the man. the officer shot green as he b
. >> reporter: officer mark mcnamara can be seen in the video shooting and injuring green.s. >> he felt no way in his heart that he was wrong. it's pretty scary to me. >> reporter: san jose police released texts mcnamara reportedly sent where he bragged about shooting green and repeatedly used the "n" word. he repeatedly wrote, quote, i hated black people. >> i never thought somebody could have that much hatred in their heart to where they want to kill me...
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former officer mark mcnamara shot and wounded k on green who is black. green says he was trying to break up a fight at a taco restaurant when he took the gun away from one of the people fighting former officer mcnamara says he shot green when he saw him holding the gun and claims green refused to drop it. san jose police department though fired mcnamara earlier this month after discovered he sent text messages containing racial slurs and statements that he hated black people. >> 809. and even if you set the thermostat lower this winter, you're going to see your pg e bill go up. and that's because the california public utilities commission has just decided they're going to let genie tack on an extra 30 to 50 a month on customers. electric bill starting in january, low-income customers get a small break. their bills are going to go up about 21 bucks. but other than that, that $32 hike is across the board. the extra money will give pg e about 13.5 billion dollars in revenue and they say that's enough money to bury more than 1200 miles of electrical lines to
former officer mark mcnamara shot and wounded k on green who is black. green says he was trying to break up a fight at a taco restaurant when he took the gun away from one of the people fighting former officer mcnamara says he shot green when he saw him holding the gun and claims green refused to drop it. san jose police department though fired mcnamara earlier this month after discovered he sent text messages containing racial slurs and statements that he hated black people. >> 809. and...
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former officer mark mcnamara shot and wounded kaye on green. who is black. green says he was trying to break up a fight at a taco restaurant and he took a gun away from one of the people fighting. former officer mcnamara says that he shot green when he saw him holding the gun and says green refused to drop it. the san jose police department did fire officer mcnamara this month after discovering they say that he had sent text messages considered racist, including a statement he hated black people. the richmond police department is now requiring cultural competency training for incoming officers. that new training began this week began wednesday. it includes learning about police tran discretion ys of the past, including the death of petty perez who was killed by richmond officer in 2014. the department says this training is aimed at making sure officers can engage with everyone in the community. respectfully. well, even if you set the thermostat lower this winter, you will see pg and e bills going up and going up a lot. the california public utility commissio
former officer mark mcnamara shot and wounded kaye on green. who is black. green says he was trying to break up a fight at a taco restaurant and he took a gun away from one of the people fighting. former officer mcnamara says that he shot green when he saw him holding the gun and says green refused to drop it. the san jose police department did fire officer mcnamara this month after discovering they say that he had sent text messages considered racist, including a statement he hated black...
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the messages were found while officer mark mcnamara was being investigated for another incident.wn on. new this morning , revel is saying goodbye to its electric moped, scooter, as you've probably seen around san francisco. the transportation company announced it will discontinue its moped service in san francisco and new york. company executives say they will focus on their electric ride hailing and ev charging ventures as they're currently developing large public fast charging networks here in the bay area and on the east coast. that service will stop on november 18th. well, to weather now. let's check in with lisa. good morning. >> good morning, stephanie. so many beautiful shots out there, starting with our sutro tower camera. look at the fog here and the sun above. it is warm out. temperatures in the 50s to near 60. so certainly a warmer start as we look at pier 39. very quiet out there, but a beautiful start to the weekend. clouds are going to increase, though. so we will begin to see a system sag to the south, bringing some high clouds from time to time. but right now, nin
the messages were found while officer mark mcnamara was being investigated for another incident.wn on. new this morning , revel is saying goodbye to its electric moped, scooter, as you've probably seen around san francisco. the transportation company announced it will discontinue its moped service in san francisco and new york. company executives say they will focus on their electric ride hailing and ev charging ventures as they're currently developing large public fast charging networks here...
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green was shot by officer mark mcnamara in march of 2022.green tried to disarm a gunman during a brawl at a taqueria in downtown san jose. police later claimed officers did not know green's role when they arrived on scene and they say he never complied when officers told him to drop the gun. sjpd on friday announced the firing of mcnamara after they discovered he sent racist text messages in the aftermath of the shooting. green and his attorney now want the department held accountable. >> i never thought somebody could just have that much hatred in their heart. >> these were disgusting text messages, vile text messages. >> an internal affairs investigator discovered the texts during an unrelated investigation saying mcnamara sent them to a current and former officer. the police officers's association released a statement saying, in part, it is a testament to the culture of the sjpd that our internal affairs investigators found these texts, reported these texts to the chief of police, and the chief took immediate action. >>> new at 6:00, fire
green was shot by officer mark mcnamara in march of 2022.green tried to disarm a gunman during a brawl at a taqueria in downtown san jose. police later claimed officers did not know green's role when they arrived on scene and they say he never complied when officers told him to drop the gun. sjpd on friday announced the firing of mcnamara after they discovered he sent racist text messages in the aftermath of the shooting. green and his attorney now want the department held accountable. >>...