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>> a bunch of cops, probably six or seven started yelling to get down, get on the ground. this guy with a dog just kept going, not running fast, but trotting. all of a sudden, a gun came o and they started shooting, like lots of shots. >> the suspect was arrested and taken to the hospital. officials did not provide any information on the severity of the injuries. we are staying on this getting the latest for you. good evening and thank you for joining us. anna: we are also learning more about the death of bob lee. the san francisco district attorney told the abc7news i team she has received no information that lee was targeted. >> unfortunately, this is one that is going to take time to solve. we have to remain patient with

investigators until they conclude. >> have you seen the surveillance tape? >> i have not. dan: these are screen grabs from footage which show we walking down with apparent stab wounds. ama: investigators found a silver kit to mike with a four inch blade and a caltrans parking lot across the street but it is unclear if that was the weapon used dan: in the attack. dan:the police department is giving the bob lee case a lot of attention. ama: but what about the other homicides this year? >> all of them have been named by police, and all of them get the attention that perhaps they should receive. what we are trying to do is shed some light on the number of cases that are cleared and those that go unsolved. there have been 13 reported homicides in san francisco so far this year according to police records. the latest one which has

received the most attention occurred on april 4. the victim, bob lee, a tech executive. it remains unsolved. we took a closer look at the other 12 cases. 40-year-old gavin boston, a security guard was killed on january 4 at the japan center. two teens were arrested. police have been able to solve to solve two other homicide cases this year. one in the excelsior district in january, the other in the hunters point neighborhood in february. two people were arrested for those separate crimes. three more murders occurred in march. a mother homicide on april 1 in the tenderloin also remains open and active. killed on june 19, 2022 in the marina district while visiting

san francisco. a surveillance camera captured the suspect's car, yet no one has been arrested. there is a $50,000 work for any information. the family spoke to abc 7 news from arizona. >> the car pulled up, he would over, they had some brief conversation through the driver side window, he backed up and they shot him twice. >> between 2000 and 2008, san francisco investigators have an abysmal record when solving homicides and arresting suspects. in 2009 and the following years, the clearance rate improved, reaching a high in 2018 of 96%. by 2021, the last year this data is available, the solve case rate was 75%. it may be due to staffing levels. there were 2306 sworn officers in 2018 when the clearance rate was so high. in 2021, that number went down to 2129.

>> i'm sure they're overwhelmed and doing all they can, but you put yourself in our shoes, you're never going to think it is enough until it gets solved. >> according to police, the clearance rate for this year, meaning those that have been solved, is 85%. last year, it was 75%. 25% have not been solved and samuel st. pierre's case is one of them. i promise to the parents this evening that we would give the police tip line. it i for any family to deal with that here living in san francisco. they live in arizona. dan: so disconnected. >> and in contact with police nearly impossible. they told me it is hard to move on in their lives. dan: with any luck, we will get all of these cases solved. ama: owners of bay area cannabis

dispensaries are asking for the public's help identifying the criminals they say are terrorizing their businesses. the owners essay groups are robbing and burglarizing dispensaries all around the bay area fear into employees and making the community unsafe. they are fed up and demanding help. >> we asked the police commission to change their policies. we will continue to press for more protection emergency funding and increased security for cannabis operators. these attacks can be prevented and it is only a matter of time until someone gets hurt or killed. ama: dispensaries are attractive targets because they tend to work with a lot of cash because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. dan: the oakland mayor was sharing a new plan to prevent crime. she joined us on midday live today and says she plans to set up more policing sites around the city, especially in higher risk neighborhoods. >> i want to send a clear message. this is a whole new oakland under a whole new leadership.

i will do what it takes and what is necessary to ensure that our businesses feel safe again. dan: her announcement follows one by the restaurant raising canes last week that would only take drive-through orders in an attempt to limit car break-ins near their business. the mayor says residents should feel safe when grabbing something to eat and she needs to do something about this. ama: happening tonight, we are expecting rain to return. dan: let's go to sandhya patel. an actually reaching the ground. it is moisture up in the clouds. it is a light level one storm and it is on its way. most of that rain is going to fall as the commute begins. tonight, we will see spotty showers. 5:00 a.m., you will notice the wet weather as widespread. by the time we hit the 1:00 hour, 1:30, the crucial time for

the home opener for the giants, the rain will be long gone as they take on the royals. 57 degrees and mostly cloudy. at four :00 p.m., the temperature coming up to 59 and breezy. i will let you know how your holiday weekend is shaping up which will include big changes. ama: in the north bay, destroyed a drought busting winter, firefighters are already gearing up for the fire season. one of the first controlled burns of the year is happening this week in an area where wildfires have happened before. cornell barnard has the story. >> seasonal back on duty jumping into fire prevention mode on angel island burning wood and brush. >> we just got our crimper's back on monday. it came out and prepped the site tuesday and have been burning for the last two days. >> firefighters essay this controlled burn on the south side of the island is helping to

reduce wildfire threat and restore the habitat of native plants by removing a hillside of non-native monterey pines which scientists call invasive. >> with these pine trees in place, one of our biggest concerns was that in addition to losing our shrub, we are a higher risk of an intense fire that is going to damage the infrastructure. >> here is what the hillside look like before the fire prevention project and after. smoke from the burn could be seen by visitors aboard the angel island ferry. it is all happening in the wake of historic rains for the bay area which left several roads on angel island heavily damaged. so why the need for fire prevention now? >> we have had a lot of rain which is great on many fronts but california is a place that is always going to be hot and dry during the summers. we always have to plan for that. >> firefighters cannot predict what kind of fire season california may be facing but one thing is for sure. >> rain years or drought years,

you can still have a big fire season. >> with more rain in the forecast, it won't be long before the bay area starts to heat up. >> it really depends on humidity and wind for those big fires that everybody worries about. >> firefighters is a prime fire season could be delayed because of all of the rain but they say it is never too early to start thinking about fire prevention even at your own home. next week firefighters will switch to mount tam to start clearing brush there. dan: still projects now in full swing following our recent series of storms. the free service you really should know about and how it could prevent catastrophes and potentially save money and lives. abc 7

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ama: a san francisco family living in a 100 square feet unit in chinatown will get to go to the white house. dan: they were chosen for a trip to the annual easter egg role. >> to every day, a one hundred square-foot unit in chinatown, san francisco, packed with all her personal belongings. she, her husband and their 15 and nine-year-old daughters have lived there for 11 years. they pay $700 a month to live in a 10 by 10 unit in a single room

occupancy hotel in sro. it is tough to see, even tougher for most people to process. >> these are communal living situations. the rooms are typically 80 to 100 square feet. no private kitchens, private baths. you are sharing all facilities. >> our news partner and a reporter have 10 extensive reporting on these challenging sro housing conditions. it is why the executive director was floored when the white house and a group called national capacity reached out to chinatown community development center asking who they should invite to the annual easter egg role. >> we were blown away because how often do you get to go to the white house and role easter eggs with easter bunny, the president and vice president? >> chinatown cdc decided it should be an sro family with kids. >> we did a drawing based on the 350 ish families we are in contact with. >> from there, it came to be that the mother and her youngest

daughter would go along with the chinatown cdc staff are who would be an interpreter. >> we asked what it means to go. >> she would only have dreamed of this opportunity and she is very happy and very thankful. she is very excited that she might have a chance to see the president. >> but a huge challenge of the trip was how to get her and her daughter and staff number to the white house. wednesday, the chinatown cdc launched a gofundme campaign hoping to raise $6,000 for last minute airfare, transportation and lodging. a day later, they surpassed their goal. >> that is quite amazing. thank you to the entire san francisco community. >> the translator says she was nearly moved to tears. >> she felt happy and sad at the same time because she has actually rarely traveled outside of san francisco. the space is obviously very

confined in the sro. she is extremely grateful and she hopes the community will continue to support more people. dan: that is exciting. ama: it really is. we have more rain coming. dan: sandia is tracking that for us. sandhya: and it will be out of here before the holiday weekend gets underway. let's take a look at some live pictures. you will notice from all of our tower camera is that the skies are clouding up tonight. here is a look at our holiday weekend. tomorrow morning, wet and breezy. by the time the noon hour arrives, that rain is already exiting. we're looking at a dry and warmer saturday. it is going to be warm for easter. you will notice mid-60's to mid 70's. and a people have been asking about the warm weather. we do have this storm approaching northern california. ukiah has seen trace amounts in

the last hour. locally here, a lot of moisture in the clouds. none of this is really reaching the ground except north of us around lake and encino counties. drought monitor, it is updated every thursday. we have minor improvement to talk about in the past week around the state. looking at going from 45% to 44% in the lowest category. 28% to 25% as of today. some minor improvements and from 2% in the third category to .82 %. we are doing better around the state. still drought free and this rain coming in tomorrow is a one and done deal. we don't have to worry about it impacting the weekend travel and the we can holiday. temperatures in the 50's and 60's right now. today, we got up into the upper 60's in places like san jose. light showers arrive later tonight. wet and breezy for the morning drive. dry and much warmer for easter

weekend. on our storm impact scale, it is a light to briefly moderate rain expected. it is going to be breezy with the highest totals in the north bay. tonight, you notice showers around the north bay as we head toward 5:00 a.m. there will be pockets of moderate rainfall across parts of the north bay. still looking at the wet weather. at 10:00 a.m. as well but the all-important 1:30 when the giants home opener takes place, the rain will be long gone. it will be cloudy so definitely take a jacket with you. rainfall estimates, .4 in santa rosa. .01 in san jose. the sierra winter weather advisory 11:00 tonight until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, above 5500 feet. 2-8 inches of snow. rising to about 6000 feet. morning temperatures, 40's and 50's. it is going to be a milder

morning but a wet one. tomorrow afternoon, mid-50's to mid-60's with mostly cloudy skies. in the morning, it will be after that, going with a dry forecast for the afternoon and evening. weekend is dry and much warmer for easter. all of those kids out doing the egg hunts. it is going to be perfectly fine but it might feel a little warm if you are out and about going for a walk after that meal on sunday. as we head towards next week, we are going to start to drop off and temperatures. ama: thank you. dan:

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a special presentation in just about an hour, two months after the deadly mass shooting, we take a deep look at the lingering crisis uncovered by the tragedy. that is the horrific living conditions that some farmworkers endured. a reporter spent days on the san mateo county coast investigating how such conditions were allowed to happen. join us at 6:30 tonight. dan: this is a great site to see for warriors fans. we got our first look at andrew wiggins back on the practice court after a 51 day leave of absence. he participated in a scrimmage yesterday and light practice today but the warriors training staff will not clear wiggins for tomorrow against the kings or sunday against the blazers. they want to ease him into it. if the team avoids the plan tournament, they feel the extra days off should give them enough time to ramp him up in time for the playoffs. ama: we still have much more news ahead. dan: let's go to karina nova for a look at the stories coming up. >> tonight, we will talk to the

codirector and coproducer of a documentary that shows the reality teens are facing from vaping in classrooms to drug dealers direct messaging teens on instagram and snapchat. the bay area experts and programs working to change the substance use culture preying on our youth. plus, what you need to know when you use your card at an atm. 7 on your site helping one customer who secretly recorded the scam. join us for those stories and more at 5:30 on abc 7 bay area streaming tv. ama: you can download the abc 7 app for head to abc7news.com to join her in just a few minutes. dan: for all of us here, we appreciate your time. ama: we will see you again at 6:00.

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