. >> reporter: the boy's father and the homeowner is brandon orlando a nine year veteran of the san josepolice force. >>> adults can be prosecuted for a felony when guns are lef accessible to children and teenagers. new at 10:00, matt keller is live in gilroy to learn what he's learned about the case and the law, matt. >> reporter: frank we spoke with officers here at the gilroy police department late today and they revealed new details about the accidental shooting death of a 3-year-old boy. investigators are calling the shooting death of preston orlando a tragic accident. they did not reveal how it happened but say the gun used was not the service weapon of preston's father and san jose police officer brandon orlando. >> we have determined that the firearm that was used was a personally owned firearm. at this time i'm not able to divulge who it belonged to. and i can also confirm that it did not belong to any government agency. >> reporter: other children were at the house at the time of the shooting but determined they were not directly involved. now officers are looking into other ci

. >> reporter: the boy's father and the homeowner is brandon orlando a nine year veteran of the san josepolice force. >>> adults can be prosecuted for a felony when guns are left accessible to children and teenagers. new at 10:00, matt keller is live in gilroy to learn what he's learned about the case and the law, matt. >> reporter: frank we spoke with officers here at the gilroy police department late today and they revealed new details about the accidental shooting death of a 3-year-old boy. investigators are calling the shooting death of preston orlando a tragic accident. they did not reveal how it happened but say the gun used was not the service weapon of preston's father and san jose police officer brandon orlando. >> we have determined that the firearm that was used was a personally owned firearm. at this time i'm not able to divulge who it belonged to. and i can also confirm that it did not belong to any government agency. >> reporter: other children were at the house at the time of the shooting but determined they were not directly involved. now officers are looking into other c

the father and homeowner is brandon orlando. >> my daughter visited them this morning, their -- brandon's parents and they said they want people -- with them they want support, they want people around them. >> when one of us hurts we all hurt right now, particularly evidenced by how many people showed up last flight to support them. >> reporter: the gun isn't a san jose police issued weapon. >> at this time it does appear to be accidental but there are -- thing that we will focus on during the course of the investigation. one of those things will be how firearms were scored inside of the residence. >> reporter: it means in a place where no minor children can get to the gun. >> reporter: for now friends are just trying to comfort the family. >> it's just a real tragedy and everybody feels for them. feeling horrible. >> reporter: the da's office is monitoring the process, police say its investigation will continue into the weekend. live in gilroy are. ktvu channel 2news. >> the authorities say a 15- year-old is fighting for his life after a joyride ended in a horrible accident. police say t

the boy was the son of a nine year veteran of the san jose police force officer brandon orlando. >> the boy was shot with a handgun. family members were home at the time. and the county's death protocol has been initiated to ensure that this incident is investigated to its fullest. >> reporter: the death protocol involves investigators from the d.a.'s office and medical examiner's office. this morning a couple stopped by to gather a number of items. neighbors out for a walk did not wish to talk. >> at this time we believe the shooting was accidental. >> reporter: police say a number of children were inside the home. the shooting took place in an upstairs room only one shot fired, no one in custody. all indications are it was the officer's child or one of his playmates playing with the gun. police are not saying whether the gun was the officer's service weapon. >> part of the investigation will focus on how firearms are stored in the house. a lot of the police officers here or any place else have families a lot of those families have children. we look at this child and we see our own so

. >> reporter: the little boy is the son of san jose police officer brandon orlando, a nine-year veteran of the force. just before 5:00 yesterday evening police responded to orlando's home on the 7500 block of kentwood court in gilroy. paramedics tried to revive the toddler but he was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital. >> i know the family is very hurt, not only the family but the neighborhood who is a very close-knit neighborhood. they see the child as one of their own. >> reporter: one neighbor who took criminal justice classes are officer orlando years ago describes him as a dedicated family man. >> i thought, wow, you know, it had to be an accident because, like i said, he wouldn't let anything happen like that to one of his kids. >> reporter: whose gun was it? how did the boy get his hands on the gun? and how did this happen? are all questions being investigated. santa clara county has activated its child death protocol. >> part of that protocol involves the d.a. county and the medical examiner both having representatives down here last night to be involved in the investiga

the boy was the son of a nine year veteran of the san jose police force officer brandon orlando. >> the boy was shot with a handgun. family members were home at the time. and the county's death protocol has been initiated to ensure that this incident is investigated to its fullest. >> reporter: the death protocol involves investigators from the d.a.'s office and medical examiner's office. this morning a couple stopped by to gather a number of items. neighbors out for a walk did not wish to talk. >> at this time we believe the shooting was accidental. >> reporter: police say a number of children were inside the home. the shooting took place in an upstairs room only one shot fired, no one in custody. all indications are it was the officer's child or one of his playmates playing with the gun. police are not saying whether the gun was the officer's service weapon. >> part of the investigation will focus on how firearms are stored in the house. a lot of the police officers here or any place else have families a lot of those families have children. we look at this child and we see our own so

this morning gilroy dispatch newspapers identifying the boy's father as san jose police officer brandon orlando. the paper is also reporting that police are looking at a couple possibilities here. the boy shot himself or the boy was possibly shot by a play mate another child who was over at the home and playing with that young boy. because of the serious nature of this and the fact that it involves the death of a child, we understand the santa clara county child death protocol has been act visited -- has been activated for a thorough investigation. alex savidge. >>> we do have new video from alameda where four people were rescued just hours ago from a car crash. take a look at that. rescuers had to use the jaws of life to peel back the cars roof so they could free the last victim who was trapped inside. this all happened along island drive and mccartney shortly after 2:00 a.m.. all four victims are being treated at the hospital. coming up we'll take you back live to the scene where traffic is still effected this morning. >>> also this morning the bay area's close knit horse rating community is

the boy's father and homeowner is brandon orlando, a 9-year veteran of the police force. >>> now, accident investigators are trying to determine how a car full of under age teenagers o an overnight joyride, crashed on a road and struck a couple of trees. it was on bay farm island neighborhood. all 6 teens were taken to the hospital. christian tells us the 15-year- old driver was the most severely injured. >> reporter: at 3:00 this afternoon, accident investigators were back on scene, measuring the skid marks. witnesses began calling 911 at about 1:30 a.m. >> a couple minutes later i heard people -- the kids yelling, screaming, you know, call 911. >> when the crews arrived on scene they found four 15-year- old boys and two girls. one 15, the other 13 years old. in video you will only see here you can see emergency crews using specialized equipment to cut the driver from the wreckage. >> after being taken from the car the 15-year-old driver was transported to highland hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: his five passengers were taken to area hospitals, not as seriously inju

the gilroy dispatch newspaper is identifying the boy's father as san jose police officer brandon orlando. the child death protocol, a joint investigative team has been activated. they will insure a thorough investigation, and much of that investigation will focus on how firearms were being stored inside this home. we have calls into gilroy police this morning hoping to get more details. for now we're live in gilroy. >>> a san jose church is asking for donations after being burglarized not once but three times. two of the break-ins at our lady of guadalupe happened just this week. the first one was on june 29th june 29th. they took instruments and musical equipment. they say the value is $25,000. >>> people living in oakland hills continue to buy surveillance cameras in an effort to combat crime. we showed you this video of a burglary captured by a homeowner's surveillance camera. city officials have invited security retailers to community meetings. one salesman estimates he's sold hundreds of cameras in the recent months. one man who lives near redwood regional mark has cameras that snap

they identify the boy's father as brandon orlando.the investigation we are tole will be focusing on how firearms were stored inside this home. we are live this morning in gilroy alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >>> scott peterson has filed the automatic appeal of his death sentence to the california supreme court. he was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife lacy and his unborn son. he has always maintained his innocence. the appeal is expected to take months or possibly years to be resolved. >>> the state assembly will vote on a bill that will allow the temporary release of convicted serial killer wesley shermantine. it's to help them search for the remains of dozensover victims. sore man tine and -- shermantine and loren herzog were known as the speed freak killers. >>> ross mirkarimi's wife now plans to fly back to san francisco to testify in person at her husband's misconduct hearing. earlier eliana lopez asked the city to pay for her round trip ticket from venezuela but mayor ed lee rejected that request. but now a spanish langu

his father is officer brandon orlando a nine-year veteran of the police department. family members were home at the time and called 911 after hearing gunshots. fellow officers joined the family at the hospital last night. >> there is no wall you can put up for that. it cuts through the heart and we feel it. >> the police and district attorney and coroner are all investigating the child's death. they're trying to determine how the officers guns were stored inside of the house, authorities say this shooting was accidental. >> six teenagers injured today, one seriously after a joyride ended with a car wrapped around a tree this morning about 1:30. at robert davie junior and island drive. there is latest. >> police putting together details as of 3:00 investigators were still out here, they were taking measurements of the crash scene, i can tell you the car snag that had tree, since cut down by the city and this came to rest against that tree which has been cut down, crews had to pry open the roof of the white chevy sedan to remove the is a-year-old driver, suffering seri

his father is officer brandon orlando a 9-year veteran of the san jose police department

the father and homeowner was brandon orlando a 9 year veteran of the force. the parent's families prominent, well loved residents of the area. >> their family runs deep. the orlando and ross family fit in the community, they give back all the time in so many ways and it's just a tragedy and tragedy in everybody. horrible. >> we believe it was an accident. however we are conducting a full investigation. >> reporter: the attorney was involved in similar cases said the main focus of any investigation will be how the gun was stored. >> safe storage would mean in a place where no minor children can get to the gun and think it's play gun. to put a safety lock would be the best. to empty out the bullet. >> reporter: now just a short while ago the police said it has determined the gun involved is not a san jose police issued weapon but at this point will not say who is the owner. coming up at six more on what that means for the investigation. robert honda. >> san jose firefighters mopping up a small grass fire on south of downtown. fire started about 2:00 near kelley

he's the son of brandon orlando who's a san jose police officer of nine years. >> we know where the father is, we know where the mother is. and we are concerned for their welfare. this is a very, very tragic incident. >> the san jose police department is rallying to support officer orlando. >> we are here to support him, that was evidenced by at least a couple of police officers who stayed for several hours ensuring they weren't alone during this time. >> reporter: one police officer described him as a dedicated family man. >> i thought, wow, it had to be an accident, like i said, he wouldn't let anything like that happen to one of his kids. >> reporter: the questions, whose gun was it, how did the boy get his hands on the gun and how did it happen? >> part of the protocol involved the san jose da's office, and the medical examiner's office, they both had representatives down here last night to conduct their own investigation into what happened. >> reporter: along with offering its support to the family, it's also reach out to other officer who is may be having trouble cope with this trage

his father brandon orlando has been on the san jose police force for nine years.hat killed the child was a privately owned 45 calibre semi-automatic pistol, not the officer's service weapon. >>> san francisco fugitive awaits extradition from north carolina this morning where he was arrested for the 2008 murders of three members of the bologna family. police arrested 31-year-old wilfredo reyes yesterday. there was a five million dollar arrest warrant out foray yes, sir. he's a want add accomplice of edwin ramos -- convicted and sentenced last month for the murders of anthony bologna and his sons. ramos' attorney says the arrest supports his client as story there was a second person in the car when the fatal shots were fired. >> it gives him credibility first of all that he wasn't alone in the car as the prosecution's theory was since andrew bologna didn't see anyone else in the vehicle women >> prosecutors belief the killings were a case of mistaken identity. >>> today the san francisco board of supervisors will consider whether to reduce the minimum living spay in

they are identifying the boy's father as brandon orlando. police are looking at a couple scenarios. there is a possibility he shot himself or shot by another child that was playing inside the home at the time of the accident. what they are calling a tragic accident this morning. the santa clara county death protocol has been activated in this case to insure a thorough investigation. and both gilroy police and san jose police providing support for the family. the investigation will be focus on exactly how that gun was stored inside the home. live this morning in gilroy alex savidge. >>> in overnight news the fbi is leading the investigation into two dangerous laser incidents involving commercial jets heading into san francisco international. the trouble began after 10:30 last night. someone with the laser in the palo alto area pointed the light into the cockpit of a united airlines yet flying over the san mateo bridge. the same thing happened on a virgin airlines flight. both jets landed safely. >>> two are dead after following violent storms in the great smoky mountains national par

orlando co-workers say he has their full support. >> washington we need to be concerned with is taking care of brandon and his family. making sure they have what they need very difficult time for them. >>reporter: we have learned that the weapon involved was not a deputy issued weapon but san jose police are allowed to carry their own hand guns as long as they are approved. in gilroy, abc 7 news. >>> right now we are following developing news out of oakland where 2 people are dead killed in 2 separate shootings tonight within an hour of each other. first shooting happened shortly before 6:tlichl 30 in east oakland. argument between 2 men in a garage ended with gunfire. arrest was made. another somewhating around 7:30 left a man lying on 11 street in west oakland. crime stoppers offering 10,000 dollar reward in that case. >>> more developing news. this time out of downtown oakland where police are on the scene of officer involved shooting. sky 7 hd shows the collision between a police car and the suspect vehicle. right now the intersection of seventh and clay street shut down. all began around 6:30 tonight when police