officers filed into richmond's memorial auditorium to remember augustine gus vegas. kpix 5's anne makovec with the tributes from family and friends. >> reporter: augustine gus vegas was honored by hundreds of officers. >> the best parts of me are from him. [ crying ] >> you will live on and you will forever be in our hearts. >> reporter: gus vegas had been with the richmond police force for 15 years. but his family life was number one. and in his off time he founded a nonprofit to help kids in foster care. >> the love and encouragement you showed all of us kids the same love and edge couragement we'll show our kids. >> reporter: the suspect in vegas' death ask the father of his six-year-old grandson robert vega accused of shooting gus. robert was in a relationship with one of the officer's daughters. >> dad's final breath came doing what he taught us to protect our family at all costs. >> reporter: you could see gus' wild side at today's memorial. >> i remember feeling so cool that my dad would pick me up from school every day on the fire lane. [ laughter ] >> reporte

amigos y ofiales del orden, unieron hoy sus oraciones y plegarias en richmond, para despedir a augustine gus vegasoficial con 15 anos de servicio en la policia de richmond, quien muriera tragicamente en su propia casa en vallejo, la semana pasada vegas era padre de 10 hijos...presuntamente murio a manos de robert vega de 30 anos de edad, el padre de uno de sus nietos. en medio de un profundo dolor angel, una de sus hijas dijo que vegas era su heroe, que habia sido enviado por dios para servir y proteger....y que el, laprotegi su bebe pilar nino 57:13 hoy quedo claro que el oficial vegas era muy querido aqui en esta comunidad, de hecho varios comerciantes latinos se acercaron a darle el ultimo adios 57:20 jorge lerma/comerciante 35:24 el representaba un elemento muy necesario muy especial, policias latinos que reflejaban la necesidad abogaba para nosotros 35:33 en richmond pilar nino noticiero telemundo 48 vo-blanca ---contina la batalla legal entre "apple" y el fbi. ---a travs de una orden judicial el gobierno le pide a la compaÑa que le d acceso al iphone de uno de los sospechosos de la masacre e

family, friends and the public remembering augustine gus vegas. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. frank mallicoat is off. thousands of people crowded into richmond memorial auditorium to pay their respects. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is outside the memorial which has just ended. anne? >> reporter: the funeral is wrapping up right now. it is a packed house inside memorial auditorium. you would be hard pressed to find a dry eye among them. [ bagpipe music ] >> reporter: augustine vegas, known as gus, was honored by hundreds of law enforcement officers but the most touching tribute -- >> best parts of me are from him. [ crying ] >> reporter: were from gus' ten children. >> you will live on and you will will forever be in our hearts. >> reporter: gus vegas had been with the richmond police force for 15 years but his family life was number one and in his off time he founded a nonprofit to help children in foster care. >> the love and encouragement you showed all of us kids, dad, it's the same love and encouragement we will show our kids. >> report

. >> sorrow after the tragic shooting death of richmond police officers augustine gus vegas. a dedicated father who died in his own home. he was killed overnight police say in a domestic dispute with his daughter's boyfriend. the loss is being felt in two east bay cities. >> candles and flowers are now in front of the home where offduty police officer gus vague as was shot and killed. this street was blocked off for hours as police piece together pieces in this tragedy. tonight robert vagua is behind bars here at the county jail. the people who live in the glen cove neighborhood where it all happened are in shock. >> he is as genuine, a good human being as you're ever going to find. >> this deadly shooting is the result of a domestic dispute at the officer's home. >> how this from what i understand went down, i just know he was probably trying to protect his daughter. >> sources tell nbc bay area that he heard commotion in his daughter's upstairs bedroom. when he opened the door, he was shot several times and shot instantly. his wife escaped through an upstairs window and ran

police say 30-year-old robert vega shot augustine gus vegas last week during a domestic dispute as vegas' home in vallejo. the suspect is the father of the man's grandchild. police paid their respects in richmond last year. uniformed pallbearers carried the casket into a chapel. the funeral is 10 a.m. friday at the richmond memorial auditorium. >>> and police are releasing few new details about who shot and wounded three teens in berkeley. investigators say two victims are being treated for critical injuries. police have not revealed any possible motives but say the shooting does not appear to be random. teens were shot about 7:30 was night near parker street and san pablo avenue. >>> tonight, santa clara city council holds an emergency meeting to choose their next mayor. this comes after mayor jamie matthews quit unexpectedly the day after the super bowl with two years left on his term. yesterday city lead, decided it's better to appoint a replacement than to hold an election. councilwoman lisa gillmor reportedly is the likely choice. >>> and in danville the town council voted to ban sh

. >>> a memorial service announced for richmond police officer augustin gus vegas. he was killed during a domestic dispute at his home. he was off duty at the time. service will be friday at the richmond memorial auditorium at 403 civic center plaza at 10:00 in the morning and it is open to the public. >>> over the weekend there was a strange incident at the golden gate bridge. two people say they were hit by blow darts. i want to show you a picture. both victims say they were hit while walking across the bridge. according to chp, the first person says it hit his thigh and penetrated the skin one to two inches. as officers were talking to him in the vista point parking lot a second victim walked up and said she had been hit in the knee. both were treated at the scene. investigators are looking at video surveillance and say the car where the darts came from was likely traveling north in the lane next to the pedestrian sidewalks. >>> san jose police investigating a crash where they found a man shot to death behind the wheel. the driver hit a pole just before 4:00 yest

richmond memorial auditorium as family and friends and fellow officers paid tribute to officer augustine gus vegasas a police officer who took a real peacemaking approach to his job. peacemaking. simply put, as a way of thinking and acting that emphasized mercy and compassion. today there are no words to proclaim how awesome and how honored we feel, have known and loved gus vegas. >> he never know frequented to tell us how much he loved us and how product of us he was. >> hearing from the emotional colleagues and mourners watched a video tribute with pictures of gus vegas at work and with his family. >> the family has said they think he is looking down and smiling at the outlove of love and support. we have a report on the ground and amy hollyfield spoke with people as they arrived and joins us. amy? >> yes, the entire richmond police department is here and the officers are very solemn. you can tell they adored this man. they are very appreciative for all the community support. we heard many officers saying, thank you for being here as they greeted people here 59 the service. the richmond officer

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richmond police officer. 30-year-old robert vega of fairfield allegedly gunned down officer augustine gus vegas. the shooting happened inside the officer's vallejo home early thursday morning. vegas was shot multiple times during a domestic dispute. investigators say is the 15- year veteran of the richmond police department was killed by the father of his 6-year-old grandson. the suspect fled the crime scene with the young boy and was later arrested at his fairfield home. >>> san francisco city attorney says police officers acted within the law when they shot and killed mario woods. woods is the 26-year-old stabbing suspect who was surrounded in the bayview last december. police say he refused orders to put down a knife. city attorney dennis herrera says officers did what they had to, to protect themselves after pepper spray and beanbag shots failed to subdue woods. the shooting has sparked a fierce debate over use of police force. the justice department is now investigating the sfpd. >>> we hear about drivers running into trees. but ahead how someone managed to get their car up into a tree in

facebook page right new you will see this message "we are hurt right now, rest in peace, officer augustine gus vegas. keep his family in your thoughts and prayers." we have information on how to donate on how to help the officer's family at abc7news.com. you can stay open ton of the story with the news app by enabling the push alerts and send you the latest information as it happens. >> overnight, san jose police are searching for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian near winchester boulevard. the investigators say a man was walking on winchester and he was hit shortly after midnight. witnesses say the driver was in a red compact car and took off. police have been on the scene all night long, so if you are driving through that area, expect some possible closures. >> police in san francisco are on the look out for a driver behind a frightening scene that played out last night, look at how it ends, with a hole in a restaurant near california. witnesses reported that the silver infinity s.u.v. drive on to the sidewalks and straight through the front of the restaurant. the driver took off before t

he's accused of killing his child's grandfather, augustin gus vega. authorities say he was shot inside his vallejo home yesterday because of a dispute, he had been with the force for 15 years. he was the father to 10 children and foster children. >>> brentwood is giving the green light to license plate readers, the plan to install 18 of them around town. the devices will take pictures of passing cars and store data. the police department is expected to draft policies on how the information can be udz -- used. >>> tonight a surfer from santa cruz is the champion of the mavericks surfing competition. he beat out a bunch of big wave riders who braved walls of water off half moon bay. one surfer told maria medina, he almost died when he wiped out. >> reporter: it's the 30 foot wave ken collins said could've ended his life. >> i felt the whole ocean on me, i spilled out, the water inside my head, i blew my eardrums. >> reporter: before it could get tragic at the contest, ken relied on what surfers say is a new life saving tool. >> oh! >> i didn't know whic

police say he was killed in a family dispute. 58-year-old augustine "gus" vegas served in the richmond police department for more than a decade. he worked as a patrol officer and a homicide detective and was active in the foster care system in vallejo. kpix 5 reporter da lin on the man being remembered and the suspect accused of killing him. da. >> reporter: ken, the suspect at one point wanted to become a police officer. he graduated from a police academy. as for the victim, he was well respected in the community. a lot of friends and neighbors are extremely upset over this. >> they have a beautiful family. they're just beautiful people. >> reporter: friends are shock over the kill of 58-year-old augustine vegas, better known as gus. he was a cop for the richmond police department for 15 years. >> very nice family man. his relationship with his wife, his kids, you know, it was amazing. it's a big loss. >> reporter: investigators believe a domestic dispute over the victim's 6-year-old grandson led to the shooting inside his own hom . the suspect is 30-year-old robert vega, who was in a

as we go to video now, officer augustine vegas known by many as gus will be laid to rest later today. officer vegas served the richmond police department for 15 years. you know, we have heard the stories from several officers and those in the community who knew gus best. not just for his work as an officer, but outside of work often doing passionate work with foster families and kids. vegas leaves behind his wife sandra of more than 30 years. also ten kids, 20 grand-kids as well. and earlier we did speak with one of vegas' stepsons to see how the family is doing this morning. >> his home was everyone that came in. there were family. and that's just the way he did his thing. >> reporter: vegas was shot and killed allegedly about the the father of one of his grand-kids last thursday during a domestic dispute in vallejo. the shooter is identify as robert vega. he will be in court next month. as we know from what's happening today, we understand the family and close friends will gather here in vallejo and they will be escorted minutes from now by a police procession to the richmond memori

a memorial service has been announced for richmond police officer augustine gus vegas. he is the off-duty officer shot and killed last week during a domestic dispute at his home in vallejo. it will take place at the richmond memorial auditorium at 403 civic center plaza. it begins at 10:00 in the morning. he was a 15 year veteran with the police force and a respected member of his community. police have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the shooting. he is the father of one of las vegas' grandchildren. police have set up a gofundme account to help raise money for las vegas' family. >>> dna evidence helped connect a san ramon man to a brutal gang rape on the uc sant barbara carmelo anthony two years ago. they arrested 21-year-old daniel jang chen. he has been charged are rape, false imprisonment and battery. investigators only linked chen to the crime after they took a dna sample from him after a drug arrest last month. chen was a student at usb from 2012 two 2013. no other arrests have been made in the case. >>> investigators or working to find out what caus

payment right now you will see this message "we are hurting right now, rest in peace officer augustine gus vegasep his family in your thoughts and prayers." we have information on how to donate to help the officer's family on the website at abc7news.com. we are sending out push alerts as new information on the investigation is released. you can get the latest on the news app bien aing push alerts. >> in the south by san jose police are sending nor a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian near winchester boulevard. he was hit while walking down street, and witnesses say the driver was in a red compact car and took off. police have been on the scene all night long. expect possible closures. if you drive through the area, this is at winchester boulevard. a driver was behind a frighten a driver was behind a frighten ing restaurant and took off. firefighters helped to clean up the mess with a tarp over the window and from looks of damage it is incredible that no one was hurt. >> after three weeks your downtown morning commute in san francisco is finally back to normal. super bowl 50 detour are now of

. >> the family of augustine gus vegas along with hundreds of law enforcement came together inside richmond memorial auditorium. the man accused of shooting vegas in his vallejo home last week is the father of his 6- year-old grandson. those who knew him say officer vegas made family his top priority. >> dad's final breath came doing what he always taught us to protect our family at all costs. >> vegas had been with the richmond police department for 15 years. his children shared memories of their dad. [ crying ] >> i remember feeling so cool that my dad would pick me up from school every day on the fire lane. >> in his off time officer vegas founded a nonprofit to help children in foster care. >>> possible tuberculosis exposure for hundreds of south bay veterans. according to the veteran affairs medical center, a clinic employee unknowingly carried that disease. 177 veterans and 53 medical personnel were potentially exposed between october and january. the chief of staff explains why it took so long to diagnose. >> the period of time amounted to several weeks. the problem is that the initi

. >>> now back to the funeral for officer augustine "gus" vegas.e didn't officially die in the line of duty. he was shot to death inside his own home, allegedly by the father of one of his grandchildren. but his family says it was in the line of duty beck died protecting them. >> today more than 1,000 people, family, friends, and police officers from across the region came together to celebrate his life and say good- bye. ktvu's john sasaki attended the service and says there were plenty of tears but also a lot of laughter. >> reporter: the

been identified as 30- year-old robert vega of fairfield accused of shooting to death officer augustine gus vegas. the gunfire followed an argument inside the officer's vallejo home early thursday morning. authorities say that vegas was shot multiple times and died at the scene. the motive and circumstances under investigation. the suspect is the father of the officer's six-year-old grandson. vegas was a 15-year veteran of the richmond police department. he leaves behind his wife and ten children. >>> a woman looking for her cell phone makes a gruesome discovery in san jose. she found a human skull and other bones along 280. kpix 5's devin fehely on the mystery police are now looking to solve. devin. >> reporter: yeah. witnesses say that it appears that body had been there for some time. it was found in the underbrush across the street and they say that there was little left than a skull and some bones. it was a discovery as shocking as it was random. >> found a skeleton, then a body. it was skeleton, just bones. it was just like a fossil. >> reporter: the body was in the underbrush on the other

. >>> six uniformed pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket of augustine gus vegas into a chapel a 58-year-old veteran officer. he was shot and killed last week in his own home by his grandson's father. there was a disputed. public viewing will be thursday and funeral friday. >>> time 6:08. one east bay town is going to extreme lengths to maintain the character of their community. the very latest battle over short-term rentals in the east bay. >> imagine sleeping just three hours a night and waking up refreshed. we'll have the new research from ucsf unlock the secret of super sleepers. >> it is back! the rain is back in the forecast. i'll tell you how much to expect coming up. >> and rain, wind, might cause a problem for your drive. details coming up. ,, ,,,,,,,, ♪ (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ i got the discounts that you need ♪ ♪ safe driver ♪ accident-free ♪ everybody put your flaps in the a

we just learned or confirm the identity of the liver killed this morning, he is augustine g gus vegas. this is his photo, a press conference is about to begin. we will show you what it look lie this morning, at narragansett court, some kind of family dispute and may have involved his daughter and a boyfriend. we are told the boyfriend fired on the off duty richmond officer, killing him inside the family house. we understand that the shooter, the suspect, is in custody. the name of the officer was just helped, confirmed, is gus vegas, a family man a14-year veteran of the accident. now they are about on begin the press conference. let's hear now from the police. >> good morning, i am with the vallejo lived and the public information officer. at this time we will give you a statement regarding the criminal investigation in this case and we will bring forward including members of the chief of police from richmond who will speak about the officer himself. this morning, the vallejo police department responded to a call of "shots fired," at 4:39 this morning in the city of vallejo in the gle

. >>> now back to the funeral for officer augustine "gus" vegas. he didn't officially die in the line of duty. he was shot to death inside his own home, allegedly by the father of one of his grandchildren. but his family says it was in the line of duty beck died protecting them. >> today more than 1,000 people, family, friends, and police officers from across the region came together to celebrate his life and say good- bye. ktvu's john sasaki attended the service and says there were plenty of tears but also a lot of laughter. >> reporter: the respect for richmond police officer gus vegas was obvious and heartfelt as his casket passed his saluting brothers and sisters in blue. despite his not dying in the line of duty but rather in a domestic dispute at his home the auditorium was filled as if vegas had died saving the lives of city residents. >> but such a danger is never expected to be lurking within the walls of your personal sanctuary. there are some things in life that are just beyond our ability to comprehend. >> reporter: his family says did

. >>> meantime, a memorial service has been announced for richmond police officer augustine gus vegas. he was shot and killed last week during a domestic dispute at his home in vallejo. the memorial service will be friday at the richmond memorial oughttoriam 403 civic center plaza. it is open to the public. it starts at 10:00 a.m. officer vegas was a 15-year police veteran, a respected member of his community. police arrested a 30-year-old man who was the father of one of vegas' grandchildren. the police department established a gofundme account. more than $15,000 has been raised so far. >>> a strange incident at the golden gate bridge. two people say they were hit by blow darts. here is a photo of one of those darts. the victims say they were hit walking across the gold gate bridgewater. the chp says the first person said it hut his thigh and penetrated to two inches. a second victim walked up and said she had been hit by the dart in the kneecap. both were treated at the scene. investigators now are checking surveillance video. they say the darts were probably fired from a car headin

their respects to a fallen officer. 6 uniformed pallbearers carried the flag-draped casket of augustine gus vegas into a chapel. he was 58 and a veteran officers. he was shot and killed last week in his own home. the suspect his grandson's father. police say there was a dispute. funeral services are set for thursday. >>> an off-duty pittsburg police officer died chasing a shoplifter suspect in concord. 22-year-old veteran officer donny peer man worked at sun valley moll. he collapsed after a heart attack while chasing the suspect monday night. he is being remembered for his generosity. friends say one time last year a burglar stole a child's playstation and pearman bought a new one with his own money. >>> an emergency meeting that might give the city a new mayor. councilmembers are trying to replace jamie matthews who resigned last week. the clock is ticking. if the council doesn't appoint someone by march 10 the choice is up to voters in november. >>> in the east bay a heated debate over airbnb coming to an end. city council in danville voted unanimously to ban all short- term rentals in the cit

. >>> a public memorial will be held today for richmond police officer augustine gus vegas. he was shot and killed last week at his vallejo home. the service starts at 10 a.m. at the richmond memorial auditorium. traffic in the area may be affected. >>> the new eastbound express lanes on i-580 are now open spanning 14 milestone dublin and livermore. solo drivers can pay to use the lanes but you need a special fastrak flex to do so. the westbound express lane opens monday morning, 14 miles between dublin and livermore. >>> i'm anne makovec live near the uc-berkeley cam with us where there's been a string of sexual assaults near the uc- berkeley campus, all young asian women. there is their suspects in the surveillance video in the ponytail. this video captured around the time of the third attack that was tuesday at around 11:30 a.m. on the 2500 block of bienvenue. all three attacks had the same m.o. the woman is walking alone when a man forcefully grabs her from behind. the second attack happened earlier on tuesday near durant and ellsworth. the first one reported on february

two ba >>> this morning loss and grief clouding two bay area communities as people remember augustine gus vegas. shot and killed inside of his own home in vallejo. >> bob redell live in front of the richmond police department where flags are flying at half staff this morning. a big loss for them. >> you can see the richmond police department has lowered those flags at half staff outside their headquarters here to honor their fellow police officer, gus vegas, who had been on the force for 15 years. as we have been reporting, he was shot and killed yesterday morning inside his home in the glen cove neighborhood of vallejo. police have arrested robert vega, who is the boyfriend of vegas' daughter. sources tell nbc bay area around 4:30 a.m. he heard a commotion in his daughter's upstairs bedroom. when he opened the door, the suspect shot him several times, instantly killing officer vegas. he was unarmed and his service revolver secured in another part of the house. >> how this from what i understand went down, i just know he was trying to protect his daughter and also trying to probably help the pe

officer augustine "gus" vegas, 58, was fatally shot inside his home at 35 narragansett court in the glencove neighborhood shortly before 4:40 a.m. thursday, according to vallejo police. >> grant:robert vega, 30, the father of vegas' grandson, was arrested in fairfield as a suspect in the murder later that day. vega had also taken the 6-year-old boy when he fled after the shooting, police said. >> knew him is devastated by his senseless killing," richmond police capt. mark gagan said. "and the impact of that loss will never go away." >> grant:vegas, whose kindness was described by neighbors and police alike, was involved in the vallejo nonprofit foster greatness, dedicated to providing for the needs of children in foster care. vegas was also a foster parent himself and had a large family. >>"with 10 children and 20 grandchildren, many family members also depended on him financially," gagan said. "we know that financial hardships complicate the healing process." >>"we also know that when people hear about these tragic events they often want to offer their support," gagan added. those wishi

augustine vegas. he is being remembered for his years of dedicated service and his generous spirit. >> one augustine vegas known as "gus" in the police procession this morning. >> his a large family gathered to express their love for a man who died protecting his grandson. his daughter called him for hero. >> he protected me. he protected my baby. >> augustine vegas was shot and killed by the father of one of his grandchildren last thursday. his family said the world lost a great man and a devoted father who made each of his ten children feel special. >> he always to just a thought about protecting us and being there for us. he was the ultimate protector. even as we were grown men and women. >> he was so many people in one and he was the labor and delivery nurse, he was everything, any time you called him he would find the exact information >> reporter: he mastered everything he did. >> the only way i could thank you for being the father you were to me is to be the woman you raised me to be and on the you with the way i live my life. >> after the service the window and the family will return for a private reception and

augustine vegas shot this morning by his grandson's father. it began with 911 calls at 4:39 a.m. officers aarrived and found augustine vegas dead at the scene. >> officers arrived to find off- duty officer gus vegas, 58- years-old, salt multiple times. . >> reporter: police -- shot multiple times. >> reporter: police identified the shooter, the father of his grandson. the boy was found unharmed and is now in protective custody. police have not released a motive in the case. they haven't said where the gun came from. but officials confirm that both the officer and the suspect are graduates of the police academy. augustine vegas finished in 1990 and the suspect graduated in 2011. the shooter is not a police officer. we spoke to a neighbor who heard gunfire this morning. >> earlier i thought i heard a shot. but my wife thought it was the television. and i just layed back down. once i went to take her to work this morning i have seen all the police and the yellow tape. >> reporter: this afternoon police officers stood at attention and saluted as the officer's flagged drape casket was taken to the coroner's office. . >> it was great they showed such respect for him. for the whole process for his

as you go to video now, officer augustine vegas, known by many as gus, will be laid to rest today. vegas served the richmond police department for 15 years. we have heard the stories from several of the officers and those in the community who knew gus not just for his work as an officer, but outside of work also, often doing passionate work with foster families and kids. he leaves behind his wife of more than 30 years. also ten kids and 20 grandchildren as well. vegas was shot and killed allegedly by the father of one of those grand-kids last thursday during a domestic dispute outside his home in vallejo. police have identified the shooter as robert vega. he has not entered a plea. he will be back in court next month. as for what is happening today, we understand the family and close friends will gather here first at skyview memorial lawn in vallejo. they will be escorted sometime in the 9 a.m. hour by a police procession to the richmond memorial auditorium off civic center plaza. that's where we saw ktvu's christien kafton earlier this morning. as we take it back out here live, you