. >> ok, i will bring up charren wu. >> i am the chief assistant for the operations department. the operations department includes both the criminal division as well as victims services. gradin woods is the chief of the criminal division and is here as well. and the chief of victim services is here as well. what is our role when a homicide occurs? the san francisco district attorney's office response in several ways. as prosecutors, we work very closely with the police department, collaborating with them. we are available 24/7, sr. passed -- senior assistant district attorneys as well as homicide assistant district attorneys. whenever there is a suspect in custody, we this into the interview, the witnesses in custody, to assist themin any way that we can to develop a very strong case that we can pursue any criminal court successfully. we also review all of the cases for charging and warrant requests. in every homicide case, our protocols involves been in contact the next morning with the homicide -- the lead homicide inspector. we obtain all of the victims information, the survi