captioned by closed captioning services, inc. good morning i'm cheryl jennings. and i'm kristen sze. right now officer kenyon youngstrom remains in life support. >> --. >> this is a live picture. >> katie marzullo is at the chp office in martinez. let's begin with amy hollyfield. >> reporter: not just chp

officers who are here visiting at the hospital. there are officers from the walnut creek and concord police departments and the contra costa county sheriff's department they've all offered their peer support teams to be here and help. the chp continued its constant presence here at the hospital in walnut creek this morning. officers are committed to making sure injured officer kenyon youngstrom is never alone. they are offering support to his family and the colleagues who worked-w >> somber. a lot of reflection. a lot of question marks as to how this type of incident could occur. >> reporter: youngstrom was shot by a driver he pulled over on i-680 in alamo yesterday morning. another officer who arrived as back-upshot and killed the driver. colleagues describe 37-year-old youngstrom as a man with his feet planned firmly on the ground.

he's married and has four kids. >> a real conscientious officer, caring, family man, christian man that is going to get his family and us through this, he has a strong christian faith. >> reporter: youngstrom has worked at the chp for seven years. >> we've been getting calls, whatever you need, we are here for you, banning together there's strength in young at this time. >> reporter: youngstrom was shot in the neck and is on life support his colleagues are trying to brace themselves for what is next. >> we've been told the injuries are not compatible with human life. having been told that, that puts things into perspective. and it also prepares us for the inevitable. >> reporter: a vigil is planned for youngstrom and his family tonight in cordelia he and his family live in fairfield that will be at 7:30

tonight. chp officers tell me they never leave the side of an injured or deceased officer. they will stay there all the way until the officer is buried. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. at this point, authorities are not release the identity of the gunman. the jeep stopped by the chp officer on 680 is registered to a 36-year-old man whose last known residence was in sausalito. the man's father is in alaska. he told us his son has a masters from san francisco state he's been a software developer for several companies. katie marzullo continues our coverage. >> reporter: we've seen an outpouring of support here at the office this is where officer youngstrom worked. if you look at the front door you can see the flowers, also

this morning earlier for a couple of hours if you take a look at this video, a group of three people took it upon themselves to stand guard at the driveway holding american flags. they told me they wanted to show support of the officers arriving for work in morning and were adamant that the story is not about them. the man i interviewed did not want to give his name. >> we do support them with their fallen comrade right now, it has to be a tough moment to go out the shift. >> gentleman got up to do his work, to make a living for his family and he doesn't get to go home and we are hoping he does get to go home soon. >> reporter: you can hear how choked up peggy was as she dropped off flowers. she told me she doesn't know the officer or have members of law enforcement in her family she just feels so awful about the situation. no doubt this tribute will

continue to grow at the chp office. it is a somber atmosphere inside a spokeswoman tells me that officer youngstrom is a hero and someone who is known for random acts of kindness. katie marzullo, abc7 news. stay with abc7 news for the latest on the investigation into the highway shootout. the critically -- we will have all the latest developments and updates. we've created a special section on our facebook page for to you leave your thoughts of support for the officer and his family. go to facebook.com/abc7news. right now have a poe -- right now vallejo police department is holding a news conference to address the fatal shooting of a man over the weekend. his family delivered a letter to the mayor demanding a

federal investigation. police say romero is a gang member and he pulled a gun on them when they fired 30 times. romero was carrying a pellet gun. no officers were injured in the incident. the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar received a boost of star power today when a congresswoman made appearance at the search center in morgan hill. sierra lamar disappeared six months ago, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: the congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl missing since the middle of march. she did not join in the search but her presence attracted the media which reminds people sire is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her, but also in doing so, by giving support to

this family. >> reporter: her parents used the visit to pub -- push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra lamar disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evening. the -- >> we interrupt the story because right now that news conference is getting underway by the contra costa county sheriff's office. this is jimmy lee, director of public affairs. the sheriff's office chp and the d.a.'s office went to his home to serve a search warrant. his parents who live in oregon, have been contacted and they are working with the detectives and are cooperative. detectives at this time are still trying to develop some kind of profile on the suspect

christopher lacey. we know of one prior arrest in 2006 in marin county for a d ui. beyond that, we don't see anything else on his record. detectives also searched the vehicle the jeep wrangler inside the vehicle they found a loaded semi auto handgun in addition to two loaded magazines. there was also a knife that was found in the vehicle. this morning the autopsy for laci took place the cause of death is listed as gunshot wound to the head. -- i want to clarify the events that led up to yesterday's traffic stop on 680. it may seem somewhat confusing with two officers involved but we'll try to make it as clear as possible. at about 8:20 a.m. chp officer

kenyon youngstrom and another chp officer his partner, responded to a report of a traffic accident that had occurred somewhere near rutger road and 680. officer youngstrom responded to that call he went to that location and he was not able to locate an accident scene therefore, he cleared that detail. officer youngstrom then agreed to meet his partner on highway 680 southbound to handle a dead deer call. you might recall there was a dead deer on the side of the roadway. as he was on his way to that location his partner told him that he was going to conduct a traffic stop on a green jeep ler for having an obstructived that -- wrangler for having an obstructed license plate. at that time youngstrom was on the shoulder of the highway.

he stepped from his vehicle to direct the jeep on to the shoulder when he saw it. therefore, at that time, his partner initiated the traffic stop so you can visualize that now the jeep is between two vehicles. officer youngstrom then approached the jeep on the driver's side and made contact with lacey. looking at the dashcam video it shows that officer youngstrom and lacey had a short conversation. then, without warning lacey pulled out a gun and shot officer youngstrom in the head. officer youngstrom then fell to the ground on the freeway on lane four. his partner who was approaching from the rear heard the gun shot, saw his partner go down, withdrew or drew his own service weapon and shot at the jeep striking

lacey, critically. the officer then proceeded to render first-aid to officer youngstrom. there were also citizens that stopped to help as well. officer youngstrom was then transported to john muir medical center where he remains in critical condition and lacey was also taken to john muir where he was later pronounced dead. that is the statement. it be able to take a few questions. please raise your hand. >> [ inaudible ] >> corning, that's in tehama county up north. >> spell that name. >> which name? >> suspect. >> christopher common spelling middle name boone and last lacy, 38-year-old from corning, california.

>> you are listening to jimmy lee with the contra costa county sheriff's department these are the first details we've heard about what led up to the shooting of officer youngstrom yesterday on i-680 after a traffic stop he and his partner responding to a report of a dead deer his partner said he was going to stop this jeep for having an obstructive license plate. the suspect has been identified as christopher boone lacy the officer approached him on the drivers's side and he shot the officer in the head and he fell to the ground. >> this conference is continuing if you want to you

. back now to the search for 15-year-old sierra lamar received a big boost from a congresswoman. >> she disappeared six months ago march 16th, her family and friends have not given up the search for her. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: congresswoman talked to the parents of the girl who has been missing since the middle of mar: she did not join in the search but her presence tracked the media which reminds people sierra lamar is still missing. >> it is a remarkable thing that six months out people are still coming, twice a week to try and find her but also in doing so by giving support to

this family. >> reporter: sierra's parents used the visit to push for legislation that would require schools to notify parents immediately if a child does not make it to first period. when sierra disappeared 7:00 in the morning her parents did not find out she had not made it to school until that evening. >> if children don't go to home room class, don't show up at their first class that there's a notification made to the parents. obviously, given the advance state of software these days, that cannot be too difficult a task. >> reporter: 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of sierra. police say her dna has been found in his car, but no trace of the girl. her mother is hoping he will speak up. >> we know he does have answers and i'm hoping and praying that he will come forward to end the mystery. >> reporter: this is not the only event dedicated to sierra

lamar today. tonight 7 p.m., morgan hill city hall there is going to be a candlelight vigil. organizers say they are going to be placing the candles in such a way to spell out a message to sierra, still in the hopes of bringing her home. terry mcsweeney, because because. -- interesting weather, mike has more. let's look out and show what is going on, mid level clouds, low clouds gone sfo back up and running. we'll talk about why nice thunderstorms aren't producing much rain and how much they will last. don't try this at home. the cyclist who took on san francisco

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[ inaudible ] meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. we are looking from vollmer peak towards mount diablo where you can see clouds trying to let go of some of their rain still not reaching the ground there yet either. san jose is looking quiet now as you turn to live doppler you will see best radar returns are over the south bay right now. the wet weather is confined to 12 to 16,000 feet there's a ton of dry air under the system take the legs out from under the storms until you get

to bigger ones like gilroy, morgan hill that had up to 135 lightning strikes per hour, an hour and a half ago. these are moving from the bay area these are where the strongest ones are now stockton, you can see more developing to our south scattered showers in the forecast the better part of today, tonight and tomorrow every once in a while one will drop lightning not much rain. most temperatures in the 50s and 60s antioch 70. scattered storms today another chance tonight and tomorrow then weekend dry close to average. at at half moon bay for a high, 66 san francisco, 70s bay, 80s inland, 60s to near 70 monterey bay mid 80s inland there. don't let the scattered showers keep from you the

games, 12:35 first pitch at the coliseum. 7:15 at&t dropping to 56. tomorrow like today scattered showers possible thunder dry mainly friday through tuesday smooth sailing. >> we'll be right back with an update on the chp shooting. news conference just wrapped up, more details coming up.

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reviews for her speech and sense of style. a look at how mrs. obama is gaining reputation as the fashionable first lady. >> and then at the reason americans love affair with smartphone apps may be waning. we want to give you an update now on the -- contra costa county's news conference. >> they just wrapped that up this is the story involving the chp officer shot on i-680 yesterday during a traffic stop. >> investigators have identified the suspect as christopher lacy. they say he died from a gunshot wound to the head shot by the partner of officer kenyon youngstrom. in the news conference they said that the suspect used a semi-automatic glock, a pistol which is what they say he used on officer youngstrom who stopped to meet his partner.

>> this is an is didn't after that tragic shooting they had to shutdown the interstate, 680 for several hours because they were investigating this and put tents over the freeway capturing shell casings so they could find out what happened. >> officer youngstrom remains in critical condition on life support. there's growing support for him you can go to our facebook page to leave a message of support for him. go to abc7news.com for the latest on this developing story. we'll have live reports starting at 4:00 this morning. >> thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.

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