s bounty. forward. solutions >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> he was there to do his job. he was enjoying his work. >> tonight, we are learning more about the 26-year-old home depot employee who was shot and killed while trying to stop good. i'm ama daetz. dan: i'm dan ashley. ama: abc 7 news reporter lena howland talked with those who knew him. she joins us with the latest. lena: we know the man killed here was a loss prevention specialist for the store, and police say he was killed all

trying to stop a suspected shop from leaving the store. his family is, understandably, too upset to speak with us today, but we have learned he was a man deeply invested in and involved in his community. as you just heard, he was set to get married in just four months. this is 25-year-old blake mohs. police have identified him as the man killed while working as an unarmed loss prevention specialist at the pleasanton home depot right off of interstate 580. >> blake mohs he life was cut short by this senseless act of violence that turned into a robbery and ended in his murder. lena: it started when a 32-year-old was trying to leave the store through a back loading dock with some kind of electronic device lease say she had not paid for. >> she was confronted by blake, and that is when a physical confrontation ensued, the female suspect pulled out a weapon and

fired a shot at blake. lyanne: the suspect got into a getaway car, seeing neighbors in the store's parking lot said they saw a gun thrown from the car, the car was trots to oakland by the alameda county sheriff's office. they took the suspect into custody as well as a 31-year-old man who was driving the getaway car. police on the suspect's two-year-old child who was later reunited with family. >> we lost a valuable member of our family. lena: police say sign, brother, eagle scout, and a fiance, set to get married in sonoma county, according to the couple's website. >> blake was a real good person. he was the go to friend, like hey, blake, want to go hang out? "yeah, sure." want to go grab a beer? "yeah, sure." lena: david, who lived next door

to his parents, has been following the shooting since tuesday but was shocked to find out the victim was blake. >> every time i had seen him at work, he would have a really enthusiastic mood about him at work and stuff. he was not just there to do his job, he was actually there enjoying his work. i came in, it was like he was not even working. it was like talking to a friend. facing a number of charges, including murder, child endangerment, robbery, and conspiracy, with the possibility of more charges on the way to die also spoke with an armed security guard here in the home depot parking lot today. he said he along with a couple of other guards with past police or military experience work brought in today for an added

layer of security and protection for the customers when the story reopens. live in pleasanton, lena howland, abc 7 news. dan: thanks very much. police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man in san jose today. the shooting happened after 1:30 p.m. on blossom river drive. investigators say when they arrived at the scene, the man had life-threatening injuries and later died, unfortunately. officials say they are still searching for the suspect. >> we are urging the public, anybody who has heard something, saw something, to please contact the police department and provide that information to us to help us in this investigation. dan: avoid the area as traffic will be affected while they continue the investigation. this is san jose's ninth homicide this year. ama: san jose mayor matt may quote when he said san jose would not become san francisco here is how he elaborated today.

mayor mahan: it is a cautionary tale. san francisco has struggled to get a handle on substance abuse, street-level crime. i wish the city the best of luck. i have been a resident there before. it is certainly a challenging time, but i think we will show in san jose we will get back to basis when we adequately staff our police department, when we hold repeat offenders accountable but also give them opportunities to better their lives, including drug treatment and job training. when we ensure everyone lives indoors, we can have a city that works for everyone. ama: don't forget you can see crime numbers are both san jose and san francisco on the abc 7 news safety tracker abc7news.com /safetytracker. dan: let's go to the scandal involving racist, misogynistic, text messages.

this comes as some people questions whether the antioch police department acted as a "police gang." abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has details. >> if police officers want to be treated like professionals, they need to act like professionals. it is that professional. -- it is that simple. anser: races in houma so -- homophobic text antioch police officers over eight period of two years. a sample of some of the text messages, "i'm on my way right now. what are you guys up to?" another officer replies, "violating civil-rights." >> this is not just the antioch police department today, this is historical. anser:

the report as being a target of antioch police picked she said given the number of officers involved, it could be considered a police gang under california law. >> penal code a lot of what we have meet the definition of a law enforcement gang. >> i have had no problem with a police gang. anser: even know he would categorize antioch pd to be acting this way can it would be up to an outside agency to investigate patterns of the department to make that determination. >> that is a group, of like minds, and to the extent it is unlawful, then you can consider that to be a gang. >> however, as enticing as this notion might be, this is not a gang, this is difficult to argue that the antioch police department has engaged in criminal behavior that would be similar to that of a gang.

anser: greg woods is the professor of justice studies and says a gang is loosely defined as three or more involved in criminal behavior. he points to other police gangs, such as the gang in oakland, where police planted evidence and made false police reports. prof. woods: here we don't have that. we have text messages distributing racial animus, perhaps at least an interpretation of bias, bigotry, racism. anser: woods said antioch pd acted as a fraternity rather than a law enforcement gang and it would likely take a class-action lawsuit to determine otherwise. in antioch, anser hassan, abc 7 news. ama: it appears mayor london breed is supposed to funding a new reparations office at city hall, at least for now. the mayor told the board of supervisors yesterday she has no plans at this time to report -- support the request from supervisor walton who is

proposing an office that would be in charge of implementing any final recommendations, which are due in june. mayor breed said she will wait for that final report before making decisions this comes as the city is facing a 780 million dollar two-year budget deficit. dan: san mateo county is one step closer to becoming a sanctuary county after the board of supervisors passed an ordinance that prohibits the county from cooperating with i.c.e. without a federal warrant. ama: critics of the legislation designed to bring more equality saying it overlooks public safety. stephanie has the latest. stephanie: an ordinance that is set to bring more equality for asylum-seekers and san mateo >> i double punishment for immigrants. >> when a person who is a child rapist, murderer, is released from prison, we will have no

ability to work with i.c.e. in order to go ahead and deport that individual. stephanie: the san mateo county from using county funds from cooperating with i.c.e. without a judicial warrant. supervisor ray mueller was the only one to have voted against it. he would have supported the order with three exemptions, for murder, rape, and child molestation. why did you support this for those convicted of murder, rape, and child molestation? >> when it comes to those sort of crimes, you are exactly right, that we were not going to cooperate with i.c.e. why should there be double punishment? stephanie: but the question, supervisor, is why did you not support those three exemptions? >> the answer to that question is, we took it on its totality, stephanie. we heard from families. stephanie: louis ray is the

cofounder of bay area border release, a nonprofit supporting families seeking asylum. he said the man and san mateo county is charged with molesting a 14-year-old girl. lilli: it just feels wrong. concern of his getting outcome of anybody getting out, that they will do it again. stephanie: do you know the perspective -- recidivism rate of those s >> i don't know. stephanie: the doj has found a study that the child molesters have the highest recidivism rate. does that change your answer? >> look, stephanie, that does not change my mind. what is the difference if we have someone who commits a crime that is a non-immigrant, and we have someone who is an immigrant? how is the community safer? stephanie: the question was, how can you make that assumption,

that it is safer, without knowing the recidivism rate of convicted criticism -- criminals in san mateo county seeking asylum? >> you heard what i said, though, right? stephanie: my question was to you -- >> i hear you. sorry. stephanie: how could you know that without knowing the recidivism rate? >> i understand what you are saying. i get it. maybe safer, you know, let me walk that back. stephanie: the supervisor says he has heard from people in the community who are scared to cooperate with police, afraid they may get deported, but critics argue victims of criminals released and not deported well share that same fear. this is not a done deal. the final vote will happen this coming tuesday with the same three amendments. ama: thank you so much, stephanie. dan: if you have a story for stephanie and be abc 7 news i-team, call this number on your screen, or go to abc7news.com /iteam. ama: new developments now, with

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dan: san jose has now opened its sixth emergency interim housing site anything rose since 2020. ama: this is at the southwest corner of the police department

overflow parking lot on guadalupe bay and mission street. dan: as abc 7 news reporter dustin dorsey explains, it is offering more than just a second chance for those who live there. dustin: to many, it looks like the five others in town, but what it represents to the residents who live here -- >> what are you most excited about? >> it is ok. >> i know what it is like to be on the streets, not have a roof over my head, not having a place to shower, get some rest, and having this place is going to give a lot of us an opportunity to get back into society. dustin: welcome to the guadalupe a quick build project in downtown san jose. these 96 units represent mayor matt mahan off the streets of san jose. may: we have to create that opportunity to move onto greater self-sufficiency, and we are going to offer that opportunity

to everyone, and ultimately, we will have to require it. i don't think it is feasible for our city, community to have thousands of people outside. dustin: mahan says having people living here has many benefits, including heating and cooling come a shower and bathroom, and a bed to sleep in. this community was by the on housed -- for the un the formerly unhoused. >> the more we as our microphone to elevate people who know how to solve this issue but have been denied the opportunity, that changes with this project. dustin: half of these units will be dedicated to the residence participating in the san jose bridge program, like juan bonal es. it creates lifesaving second chances. juan: it is a shattered dream that is coming true. i did not think i would be able to get out of the situation i was in. i can say i am a perfect example

of someone who did not have anything to report, you know, and with this project, it is all changing. dustin: creating homes and hope in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. dan: homes and hope. coming up, massive flames and san francisco's russian hill neighborhood this afternoon could you will see the dramatic issue and find out how many

ama: at least one person is in critical condition after a fire this afternoon in san francisco's russian hill neighborhood. when an abc 7 ne news c flames were shooting out of the top of the building. one person inside got trapped while trying to get out and had to be rescued by firefighters. no one else was hurt. it took about an hour for firefighters to get the flames under control. there is no word yet under a cause. 20 people have been displaced. dan: let's draw attention to the weather forecast midweek. ama: abc 7 news meteorologist

sandhya patel has more. sandhya: temperatures heading in this direction, dan and ama, i want to show you a life picture from our santa cruz camera. let's can around and show you how nice it is down there. plenty of sun and certainly a good day to be out at the boardwalk right now, which, obviously, it is that time of year when people are going to the boardwalk. a gorgeous view. we will bring you more sunshine as we head into tomorrow. guess what? the weather will be fantastic for the home game as the series continues for the playoff. 59 degrees at tip-off at the chase center right outside when the dubs are wrapping up the game, it will be beautiful weather. high-pressure income and of our weather. we are expecting all that sun could with this ridge of high-pressure pressure building, temperatures will go up. it is warmer by a few degrees across the bay area. 6 degreesinanta ra, up 7oaan and san jose,

and up 2 degrees in san francisco. gusts at 29 it at sfo, and that is why it is not terribly warm. upper 60's and our warmest spots this afternoon, 50's co. side at our mount tam cam. a hazy view as you look across the bay. 56 degrees in san francisco, low 60's palo alto, oakland, san jose, and from our oakland airport camera, i mean, you can see all the way across san francisco and mount tam, 64 in santa rosa, upper 60's round fairfield, 64 concord, and 62 degrees in livermore. if you like this weather, you are in from our exploratorium camera, the sun is shining chemical start in the morning, sunny and much warmer the next two days. the warmth holds heading into the weekend. 7:00 tonight, 50's and 60's, a few high clouds passing through. as we go into about 9:00 p.m.,

numbers are not going to follow whole lot, but if you are running some errands maybe this evening, grab that extra layer, tomorrow morning, 30's and 40's to start the day. quickly by the afternoon, temperatures popping up into the low 70's in our warmest inland valleys. under mainly clear conditions, 30's, 40's, afternoon highs in the south bay. 70 can san jose, 72 gilroy come on the peninsula, 58 in pacifica, san francisco, 63 degrees, breezy along the coast but pleasant weather. north bay, 72 santa rosa, 60 nine san rafael, napa, east bay, 69 castro valley. inland, low 70's in concord to livermore, 72 in antioch. fast forward to friday, low inland, 80's hold on saturday. you will notice on saturday, temperatures began to back off. the accuweather 7-day forecast, numbers are going up, from low 70's to low 80's by friday come average, low 60's coast side,

temperatures will come down just slightly for sunday, holding monday, then back up again. that time of year when we get those upticks in numbers. a really nice looking weather. dan: thank you. ama: san francisco's 3rd street bridge near oracle park is back in full operation. the span was damaged last month when barges crashed into a during a storm. it remained open to traffic, but voters could not get through -- boaters could get through. the mechanisms that raise and

dan: a quick reminder, you can get our live newscasts, breaking news, weather, and more with our abc 7 bay area streaming tv app, on apple tv, google tv, fire tv, and roku. just search abc 7 bay area and download. ama: tomorrow could be a challenging day getting around san francisco. big events, starting with the 420 celebration around golden gate park. in the evening, the giants and warriors will be playing at the same time, just blocks a park. sky 7 was over hickory hill. they are setting up for the

cannabis celebration which will feature music, food, and more. dan: we have much more news ahead. ama: abc 7 news anchor karina nova it is here with a live look at the stories. karina: we will take a deeper look into the racist text messages exchange in the antioch police department. our reporter, anser hassan, has been covering every angle of this story to he joins us with the investigation, the mayor's safety concern, and the people who were impacted. plus, we won't see draymond green on the court against the kings. abc 7 sports director larry beil joins us for what it means for the warriors. join us for abc 7 bay area streaming tv. ama: thank you. dan: download the abc 7 app or head to abc7news.com to join karina in minutes. ama: watching on tv, world news with davidmuir is next.

i'm ama daetz. dan: and i'm dan ashley. we will see you again at 6:00.

♪ ♪ >> david: tonight, several breaking stories, a chilling series of shootings across several states and u.s. after mistakes. this time two cheerleaders shot after getting into the wrong car at a grocery store. we also have breaking news from the supreme court on the abortion pill and what this means. and the severe storms, the tornado watches up across several states as we come on tonight. first tonight, the chilling series of shootings from new york to missouri and now texas. tonight, two cheerleaders outside austin shot after one of them got into the wrong car in a grocery store parking lot. one of them in the icu tonight. in upstate new york, the homeowner in court today after police say he shot and killed a young woman after the car she was in accidentally pulled into his driveway. maria on the string of troubling shootings now.