. >> christopher martinez was standing in a convenience store when he was shot and killed during the near the university of california last year. he was 20 years old. >>> this little boy had his hands amputated when he was 2, but that hasn't dampened his joyous spirit in the least. doctors recently performed the first ever pediatric double hand implant on zion were it isn't the surgery that is inspiring everybody it's the patient. >> a lack of hands didn't hold this 8-year-old back from much. playing guitar foosball and even peek a boo with his little sister. doctors were force to amputate his hands and feet at age 2 to save his life from a severe infection. he also endured a kidney transplant, the organ donated by his mother. >> it was a risk. >> the fact that he was already on anti-rejection drugs coupled with an amazingly upbeat attitude made him the first candidate for the first pediatric hand transplant. it took a team of 40 doctors nurses and others at the childrens hospital at philadelphia to perform the intricate surgery. >> we had to be very careful that when we attached the

christopher's mom, dr. amanda crews, denied that martin martinez caused the injuries. it would take investigators and a pathologist nine more months to determine that christopher's death was a homicide caused by his head hitting the tile floor as a resulted of abuse, but by that time martinez was already a wanted man accused of massacring what remained of christopher's family, his mom, grandmother, two sisters and a family friend. outside the family home a memorial grows as do questions about whether police could have averted a terrible tragedy. now yesterday modesto police emphatically said that they did not "drop the ball." they say that it takes time to wrap up an investigation as complex as this and they say that the information was only known to a small group of people. so far they say there is no evidence that that is what triggered the massacre. in modesto devin feely, kpix5. >>> a former school security guard is now convicted of assaulting a student with cerebral palsy who was in a wheelchair. surveillance video shows marshall mitchell hitting the student repeat

martinez later told a 911 dispatcher that at some point christopher "fell back and he hit the back ofsay while detailing what happened, "martinez changed his story several times." >> reporter:christopher ripley died several days after he hit his head. the report says a neo pathologist determined "the cause of death was a homicide.and the method of death was consistent with christopher's head hitting the tile floor as a result of abuse." >> reporter:martinez is due to be booked in modesto on thursday and could likely be arraigned in the afternoon dan kerman kron 4 news. >> catherine: fascination that we are monitoring closely and will have of days to run our newscast spirit and formal changes against the charleston church of gunmen. how this is not an ordinary gun case. >> gary: lee his victory in san diego! and the first couple of racing. --although racing. we will talk to them. >> reporter:world champs of hog dog eating both - from the south bay. and that's exactly where week where. >> reporter:serving up dogs since the 1930's.is mark's - a san jose landmark and source of hot dog eat

martinez was listed as a potential suspect in a crime report. christopher sustained head injuries while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >> by police police decided they wanted more information but hadn't acted until saturday afternoon. that is when police were called here to her home by friends because she missed a lunch date they found her dead inside. candles and flowers are from people who first met cruz because she was their physician but over time she became a friend. a recent move made things difficult. >> i was sad and upset. i went to her. she said jennifer if i can deal with my son's dieing you can deal with depression. >> dr. cruz transferred to modesto. the group issued a statement that reads we've known her since she joined the physician residency program and blossomed into a respected member of the medical group teaching families. they were closed today. in dough mefto abc7 news. >> right now, a vinl yil to remember dr. cruz is underway in a park. silent prayers started at 6:00 and poems will be read at 7:00. there will be a moment of sile

martinez was listed as a potential suspect in a crime report. christopher sustained head injuries while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >> by police police decided they wanted more information but hadn't acted until saturday afternoon. that is when police were called here to her home by friends because she missed a lunch date they found her dead inside. candles and flowers are from people who first met cruz because she was their physician but over time she became a friend. a recent move made things difficult. >> i was sad and upset. i went to her. she said jennifer if i can deal with my son's dieing you can deal with depression. >> dr. cruz transferred to modesto. the group issued a statement that reads we've known her since she joined the physician residency program and blossomed into a respected member of the medical group teaching families. they were closed today. in dough mefto abc7 news. >> right now, a vinl yil to remember dr. cruz is underway in a park. silent prayers started at 6:00 and poems will be read at 7:00. there will be a moment of sile

only a very small number of people knew that they were about to issue an arrest warrant for martinez in christopher's death. they do not think that he knew ahead of time what was about to happen. in modesto andria borba, kpix5. >> the suspect martinez is in the santa clara county jail tonight. he's been charged with the little boy's murder and will be sent back to modesto to face charges in this within's killings. >>> -- weekend's killings. >>> switching gears let's take live look outside. we had rain, humidity and all the recommend mans of a tropical storm. >> -- remnants of a tropical storm. >> in northern california the radar showing things calming down tonight. tropical air is also humid air, very warm last night, will continue to be much above average for overnight temperatures tonight, oakland 63, san jose 64, napa 62 degrees. we'll talk about when the humidity leaves and what is next. that is coming up. >> paul, we'll see you then, thanks. >>> an oakland man died today while trying to hide from police. this all started when he ran away during a traffic stop on 65th avenue. christin ayers slows

christopher. rachel's father martin martinez who is accused is also the main suspect in christopher's homicide. >> i don't want to mention his name. >> the doctor was loved by her patients. colleagues remember her as a great mentor. >> wonderful, warm compassionate. >> reporting in me december take, kron4 news. >> a relative of martin martinez is talking about what happened. jenna says she was shocked by the arrest of her cousin. >> not at all. that's why i was in shock. i didn't believe it. i was when i first saw his face there, i thought it was when people you know fabricate things on facebook. i was like this is not true. and i went and tapped on it. i started reading up on it. i was like this can't be true. >> martinez is being held in the santa clara jail. we have a lot more on this on our website. we have a full video on monday's news conference on the case. >> we will be right back as we continue our coverage and breaking news a 4.0 earthquake in fremont. bart is saying they have about 15 minute delays system wide as they are inspecting the tracks as a precaution. a lot of people feeling it

. >> reporter: because martinez is already charged with murder of christopher ripley prosecutors can take their time filing charges against him for the mass murder that happened here last weekend. martin martinez appeared in a modesto courtroom wearing a striped jail jump suit. he said a few words in court acknowledging his name and birthday before his attorney entered a plea in the death of 2-year-old christopher ripley. >> he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: christopher died from injuries sustained while in martinez' care last october. according to the criminal complaint martinez abused the boy so severely the toddler died a few days later. >> she said that he had an accident. >> reporter: a patient of cruz. >> she had just come back to work from her son passing away and she just had her baby. she said that i had my new baby now so i'm really happy and i'm going to get through this. >> reporter: 6-month-old rachel, 6-year-old elizabeth and another child were found dead last weekend along with martinez's 57-year-old mother. he is the suspect but yet to be formal

it is really hard. >> police say the suspect, martin martinez is accused in the death of a two-year old christopherey who died in october. he is the son of dr. crews and her ex-husband. the toddler sustained head injuries while being watched by martinez. it is confirmed he died of blunt force trauma. >> relatives are shocked bit arrest and have not been able to shock to him. a cousin spoke with abc7. >> i see this stuff on social media, we need to call mix no he is an american citizen. he was born here in san jose. >> police arrested martinez outside the mall in san jose as he and his father walked out of a movie. he will remain in jail until being transferred back to modesto to be arraigned. >> a man would threatened his roommates with a give is in the hospital. the con flown station began at 7:00 p.m. last night. a woman told 9-1-1 to say show and another woman were in danger from a roommate wielding a knife. the man is related to unbefore the women. officers got there quickly and opened tire were at man. they have not said exactly what led up to the shooting. >> investigators are trying to fine

>>reporter: chief carol says c p s was involved after christopher death. and that martinez hadn't been living in the house the last two months this is abc 7 news. >> ahman take cruz work as primary care doctor with the stanislaus county health service agency. cawz patient's are speaking fondly of her today. jennifer french saw cruz for more than 11 years for back pain, depression and more. cruz even in the delivery room when french gave birth to her son who has c p. she said dr. cawz was caring and had a positive impact on her life. >> she knew everything about him so she knew how to help me. i don't know what i'll do the because it's weird going a new doctor t.she's helped me through a lot e-the cruz workplace shd a statement saying today dr. cruz was beloved part of our care team. we are grieving deeply. we had known her since she joined the physician conveniencey program as young doctor and blossom that highly respected member of the scenic faculty teaching family medical group. >> well about martinez was arrested early yesterday morning at south bay shopping mall near s

so he was a great part of our lives. >> christopher was the son of martinez ex-girlfriend, amanda crews. the bodies of crews, her two daughters, another young girl and martinez mother were discovered on saturday. martinez was arrested in san jose and is scheduled to county tomorrow. >>> a texas district attorney was treating the in custody death of sandra bland as a murder investigation. state police in texas released dash cam video of a traffic stop of bland who was found dead in her jail cell two days later. in this video the trooper and the 28 -year-old can be seen arguing. at one point plan refuse to put out her cigarette. that's when the trooper ordered her out of the car threatening to drag her out "-right-double- quote light her up as he held his stun gun. once she got out there confrontation continued off camera. texas authorities say bland committed suicide in jail. her family disputes the claim and the trooper involved is on administrative leave. >>> a memorial for 13 -year-old andy lopez is missing in santa rosa and no one knows who took it down. the display a moreland avenue

martinez was dangerous. riply posted a similar message out of his door yesterday, suggesting he killed his daughter yesterday and son, last year. police confirmed 2-year-old christopher died in 2014 from blunt force trauma while in martinez's care. a forensic specialist gave police the information still, for two days police didn't arrest martinez. >> at that time there was no indication that there would be any violence within that family. there had been no calls for service at that location. >> in those two days martinez is suspected of killing five family members. in modesto, abc7 news. >> martinez is being held at san jose not for the weekend massacre but earlier death of his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old son christopher riply in october. melanie mentioned just days before the weekend killings a medical expert ruled christopher's death was a homicide, not an accident police have considered martinez a possible suspect, but they waited until after the mass killings, two days later to use what is called a ramsey warrant to arrest him. >> it's an unusual police procedure, but done for two reasons, to see if he'll talk, but to get him off the street particularly since this

martinez's care in 2014. cruz's ex-husband may have been on to something. christopher's first was not an accident. they knew martinez to be the only suspect for two days but didn't arrest him. martinez is suspected of having killed his girlfriend, his mother and three children. >> did the police department drop the ball? >> at that time there was no indication there would be any violence within that family. there had been no calls for service at that location. >> reporter: martinez also worked for stanislas county. he drove county vehicles and transported material. he is still currently employed. melanie woodrup, abc news. >>> well before this weekend's murders he was being investigated for the deaths of his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old son. vic lee talked with experts to find out why police waited so long to arrest him for that killing. >> reporter: well, dan, modesto police knew they had no time to waste. they had this unsolved death of a child and then a mass murder, possibly committed by the same person of interest. they obtained an arrest warrant to put him on i.c.e. modesto police detect ofs sp

martinez was dangerous. riply posted a similar message out of his door yesterday, suggesting he killed his daughter yesterday and son, last year. police confirmed 2-year-old christopher died in 2014 from blunt force trauma while in martinez's care. a forensic specialist gave police the information still, for two days police didn't arrest martinez. >> at that time there was no indication that there would be any violence within that family. there had been no calls for service at that location. >> in those two days martinez is suspected of killing five family members. in modesto, abc7 news. >> martinez is being held at san jose not for the weekend massacre but earlier death of his ex-girlfriend's 2-year-old son christopher riply in october. melanie mentioned just days before the weekend killings a medical expert ruled christopher's death was a homicide, not an accident police have considered martinez a possible suspect, but they waited until after the mass killings, two days later to use what is called a ramsey warrant to arrest him. >> it's an unusual police procedure, but done for two reasons, to see if he'll talk, but to get him off the street particularly since this

who died last october. >> christopher sustained head injuries and while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >>reporter: test results confirming the boy died of trauma arrived 2 day before the murder. police were asked if they could have prevented it. >> has to be enough for the district attorney to file charges on the case so no. the police department did not drop the ball. >>reporter: ripley would not speak on camera says he was convinced martinez killed his son. police asked him to be patient as they closed in on him. in modest to, abc 7 news. >> now the accused killer family lives in the south bay where tonight they say they are shocked by his arrest. lillian is live in san jose at the santa clara county jail with that part of our coverage this evening. lillian? >>reporter: martinez has been hear at the county jail since yesterday and family members tell us none of them has had a chance to speak to him. >> i just want to see him and ask him what's going on. what is happening here. >>reporter: gina is martin martinez kins and lived in this home as a child i see the

the loss of christopher was hard. >> the suspect martin martinez is accused in the different the two-year-oldtopher ripley who died in october the son of dr. crews and her ex-husband. he sustained head injuries while being watched by more tin meze and died of blunt force trauma. >> relatives of martin martinez are shocked by the arrest and have not talked to him. a cousin of martinez spoke with abc7. >> i see this stuff we need to call immigration no, he is an american citizen. he was been here. in san jose. >> police arrested martinez outside the mall in san jose where he and his father were walking back to their car after having watched a movie. martinez will remain at the santa clara jail until being transferred to modesto for arraignment. >> a man would threat were the his roommates with a knave was shot by police officers and is in the hospital. this began at 7:00 p.m. last night. a woman called 9-1-1 saying she and another were in danger from a roommate with a knife. >> i saw the police car going fast. when it turned the corner i heard the three gunshots. >> the guy cape out of the hous

who died last october. >> christopher sustained head injuries and while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >>reporter: test results confirming the boy died of trauma arrived 2 day before the murder. police were asked if they could have prevented it. >> has to be enough for the district attorney to file charges on the case so no. the police department did not drop the ball. >>reporter: ripley would not speak on camera says he was convinced martinez killed his son. police asked him to be patient as they closed in on him. in modest to, abc 7 news. >> now the accused killer family lives in the south bay where tonight they say they are shocked by his arrest. lillian is live in san jose at the santa clara county jail with that part of our coverage this evening. lillian? >>reporter: martinez has been hear at the county jail since yesterday and family members tell us none of them has had a chance to speak to him. >> i just want to see him and ask him what's going on. what is happening here. >>reporter: gina is martin martinez kins and lived in this home as a child i see the

today we also learned the identities of the five other people martinez is suspected of killing. they include christopher's mother, dr. amanda cruz a physician with stan isislaus county health services agency. her 6-year-old daughter elizabeth ripley and her 6-month-old daughter rachel. martinez had dated cruz and is rachel's father. he's also suspected of killing his own mother and a 5-year-old girl at the same home. hours after those weekend killings martinez drove to a relative's home here in san jose. on sunday morning he was arrested in a parking lot at oak ridge mall. today his family painted a much different picture of martinez. >> he loved his daughter. he loved his daughter yeah. he loved her. i mean that was his first child. he's the sweetest person ever. we have no idea if he did it. we don't know. you know he's innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: she also says martinez had been upset about the recent death of his brother. martinez is behind bars tonight in santa clara county jail. he will be transported to stanislaus county for arrangement later this week. reporting live in san jose mari

who died last october. >> christopher sustained head injuries and while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >>reporter: test results confirming the boy died of trauma arrived 2 day before the murder. police were asked if they could have prevented it. >> has to be enough for the district attorney to file charges on the case so no. the police department did not drop the ball. >>reporter: ripley would not speak on camera says he was convinced martinez killed his son. police asked him to be patient as they closed in on him. in modest to, abc 7 news. >> now the accused killer family lives in the south bay where tonight they say they are shocked by his arrest. lillian is live in san jose at the santa clara county jail with that part of our coverage this evening. lillian? >>reporter: martinez has been hear at the county jail since yesterday and family members tell us none of them has had a chance to speak to him. >> i just want to see him and ask him what's going on. what is happening here. >>reporter: gina is martin martinez kins and lived in this home as a child i see the

martinez. the son christopher died and just last thursday, an independent examiner said the boy died with blunta when martinez was baby sitting him. he was not arrested at all. >> we did not drop the ball on this. like i said, when it comes to homicide investigations you have one shot to make your case. >> they had communicated only verbally with no written record and a small number of people knew that an arrest was imminent. he was arrested on sunday morning and is in the santa clara county jail. >>> and governor brown is visiting the vatican. he's there talking about climate church and he said he's impressed with pope francis and the catholic church and the direction of the catholic church. two mayors from california have been invited to speak at the symposium. >>> relations revived in cuba and the united states after half a century. there's the reopening of the cuban embassy. [indiscernible] >>> secretary of state john kerry is set to raise the flag in havana cuba next month. >>> what is kiss, jill? >> it's keep it simple stupid, the perfect mantra for this summer. maybe for the whole year,

and christopher sustained head injuries while mr. martinez was watching him a lot. police say it took them 9 months for a forensic expert to determine riply's death was not an accident, but homicide they got that verbal word on thursday of last week, but police did not get an arrest warrant for martinez instead they waited until saturday after the 5 people were murdered at this modesto residence. "deductible on this becomes a homicide really have one shot to make haste and much more than just the police department involved in criminal investigations to put together a case there has to be aprowl will cause to arrest the individual that has to be enough to the will to file charges on the case. so no police department did not drop the ball. the debt >> reporter: last year to raise later that child's family also murdered. at this point please do not believe the two are related they don't do not have a motive for saturday's massacre. >> catherine:continuing with our relative of the suspect. jeff bush is live outside the "and even though he is in san jose told face but it

christopher. who died last october from a brain injury. rachel's fathermartin martinez who is accused of killing 5 people on saturday, including his mother --- is also the main suspect in christopher's homicide. >> : i don't even wanna mention his name. feliciathe doctor was loved by her patientsand colleagues remember her as a great mentor. >> : wonderful warm, compassionate. always willing to teach us. just a wonderful teacher, a role model to all of us. >> alecia :reporting in modestoalecia reid kron 4 news. >> catherine : a relative of martin martinez is talking about what happened. gina martinez says she was shocked by the news of his arrest. she remembers her cousin as a funny and loving person. gina says she never would have suspected that he could be a murderer. >>:not at all and that is why i was in shock because i could not believe it. when i first saw his face their i thought it was like when people fabricate things on facebook and i thought it was not true. >> catherine : martinez is being held in the santa clara county jail. he'll make his first court appea

ripley. >> christopher sustained head injures while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >> reporter: that's thursday came word it was foul play. he was implicated. friends of this vigil wonder did cruz know, did martinez know. was that the trigger to the violence. a babysitter cys friday cruz mentioned normally and mentioned martinez was coming over the next day. >> he just goes and visits rachel once a month. it's supervised. >> reporter: supervised by martinez mother who was also killed. martinez hadn 't been arrested for the previous death because the written medical report has not arrived. >> no the police did not drop the ball. it's horrible that this tragedy happened but there's no indication leading up to that time that anything like this would occur. >> i was honored to see her life. i'm not sure i would have remembered her laugh. >> reporter: colleagues of crews were with her saturday morning at a computer training they will cherish that memory and so many others. >> just horrible and there's a huge hole in my heart and i know as well as

martinez. nine mondays her son christopher died and last thursday a forensic examiner said that boy died of blunt force trauma while he was being baby sited. >>> when it comes to homicide investigations, you only have one shot to make your case. >> the forensic examiner had communicated verbally with no written record, they only knew that an arrest warrant was imminent. he's, now, in the santa clara county jail. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused two brushfires. the fire began yesterday afternoon about a mile apart forcing northbound lane closures. 35 acres burned before the fire was controlled. >> both fires, the smaller fire bumped up a -- bumped up a couple of ranches and threatened cattle and horses. >> fire came within a few feet of the home, but there was no serious damage to it. >> there are images of a dear, it ran along a fence and it made several efforts to get out. it manages to get out of the dangerous zone and flea to safety. >>> today governor brown is at the vatican to talk about climate change and human trafficking. the governor visit comes after a month of pope

yesterday modest to police confirmed 2-year-old christopher died in 2014 from blunt force trauma while martinez care. forensic specialist gave police the information after 9 month investigation. still for 2 days police didn't arrest martinez. >> at that time there was no indication that there would be any violence within that family any violence within that family. this will be no cull for service at that location. >>reporter: in the two day martinez suspected of killing 5 family members. in modest to melanie abc 7 news. >> now modest to investigators spent the day in san jose looking for clue at the house where martinez uncle and father live. martinez being held in san jose in the for the weekend massacre at this point but for the earlier death of his ex girlfriend's 2-year-old son christopher ripley back in october. as melanie mentioned in the report just days before weekend killings medical expert ruled that christopher death from head injury was homicide not an accident. police considered mary tip easy possible suspect but they waited until after the mass killings two days late tore use wha

martinez is facing another murder charge for the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son. modesto police say christopher ripley died of a head injury last september. martinez was home alone with the boy when it happened. late last week police ruled the boy's death a homicide. the department insists it has followed proper procedure by not arresting martinez last week. tonight the suspect's cousin is coming to his defense. >> every time he saw me he gave me a hug, a kiss on the cheek. i mean he's the sweetest person ever. >> martinez was arrested coming out of a movie theater with his father yesterday morning in san jose. he is currently locked up. >>> three weeks after kate steinle was shot and killed on san francisco's pier 14 her grieving father whether testify at a senate hearing on immigration enforcement. an undocumented immigrant with a long rap sheet is kised of killing his daughter. gene elie has more on the hearing and why some are hoping it will end sanctuary city policies. >> reporter: kate steinle's father was with her on pier 14 when she was shot and killed. tomorrow he will tell senators ab

cruise and 610 tile are among the dead but at the death of crude to your son christopher buckley back in october that led to martinez arrest for murder police it was martinez was a suspect during the last nine months forensic experts confirmed the death was a homicide until this past person but police would not the only one to suspect martinez amanda cruise ex-husband timothy replete who was christopher spa also suspected in the divorce back against he complained about a conversation soon-to-be ex- husband had with her daughter elizabeth. >>dan kerman: my boyfriend killed christopher and also told her that my boy from will go to prison for the rest of his light which into your bass still many unanswered questions as you know martina commands and santa clara county jail without not know when you transfer back to modesto at this point still no formal charges in the reply that, of the d.a.'s office we expect that to come the next few days. >>catherine heenan: they've been rocked by this tragedy as you pointed out of memorial continues to grow just outside of the home where the five bodies were found a patient of a man

christopher's mother dr. amanda crews was martinez's ex-girl friend she is one of five people murdered inside of a modesto home earlier this month. >>> we want to turn now to the whether. temperatures were so hot today, allen rock park was shut down. in alameda county people hit the beach to try to beat the heat. you can see they're having fun while staying cool. it wasn't quite as hot today in san francisco. drew tuma has a look at the weather. hi spencer. i mean, hi drew. >> it's okay. you're used to saying it. >> the records were set. 108 the high in antioch. 107 in livermore, that is just one degree shy of tieing the record this year. 76 in oakland. 70 in san francisco. half moon bay, 65 degrees. you can see onshore flow kicked in today compared to yesterday. a live look from our sutro tower cam, yes. here comes natural ac. we're on the way down from the heat. cooler air is headed our way tomorrow that is friday the accu-weather forecast in just a few minutes, dan? >> thank you spencer i mean drew. >> ha ha. >>> how are people beating the heat? we'll have a look at what people and pets are doing in the eas

christopher's mother, dr. amanda crews was martinez's ex-girl friend, she is one of five people murdered inside of a modesto home earlier this month. >>> we want to turn now to the whether. temperatures were so hot today, allen rock park was shut down. in alameda county, people hit the beach to try to beat the heat. you can see they're having fun while staying cool. it wasn't quite as hot today in san francisco. drew tuma has a look at the weather. hi, spencer. i mean, hi, drew. >> it's okay. you're used to saying it. >> the records were set. 108 the high in antioch. 107 in livermore, that is just one degree shy of tieing the record this year. 76 in oakland. 70 in san francisco. half moon bay, 65 degrees. you can see onshore flow kicked in today compared to yesterday. a live look from our sutro tower cam, yes. here comes natural ac. we're on the way down from the heat. cooler air is headed our way tomorrow, that is friday, the accu-weather forecast in just a few minutes, dan? >> thank you, spencer, i mean drew. >> ha, ha. >>> how are peo

investigaciÓn durÓ nueve meses, martin martÍnez cambiÓ la martin martÍnez cambiÓ la versiÓn de los hechos ocurridos el 30 de septiembre cuando christopheror. primero martÍnez indicÓ que el niÑo se golpeÓ la cabeza mientras jugaban o que cambiÓ la versiÓn del juego repetidas ocasiones. a su jefe le dijo que el niÑo habÍa sufrido un accidente automovilÍstico. con ayuda de un experto se determinÓ que la causa de muerte habÍa sido un golpe en la cabeza consecuencia de negligencia. de acuerdo con la orden de detenciÓn las autoridades sabÍan que martÍnez se encontraba en san josÉ con su familia ya que estaba bajo vigilancia. el seÑor ernesto tierra del sospechoso hablÓ sobre los hechos. ernesto: triste, con pensamiento que es posible lo que hizo, y ahorita no lo puedo creer. alejandra: horas del homicidio modesto martÍnez habÍa salido al cine con su padre en san josÉ en donde fue detenido. martÍnez era empleado del departamento de servicios de salud en la oficina de inventarios, mientras que la doctora cruz era mÉdica para la misma entidad. alejandra quesada noticias en divisiÓn 14. leÓn: tras el sismo de esta madrugada _univisÓn los cientÍfi

cruz's daughter with martinez martinez's own mother 57-year-old anna brown romero and 5-year-old relative. outside the ex-husband's home, pictures of 2-year-old christopher and 6-year-old elizabeth with the message, they did not have to die and the claim they both died at the hand of martinez. police have not released a motive but said a forensic specialist discovered that 2-year-old christopher ripley's death was from blunt force trauma. not an accident. >> very limited people knew that that report came out. >> reporter: the chief did not say whether or not amanda cruz knew, only that investigators do not believe the report played a factor in saturday's incident. in modesto melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> cruz worked with the health services agency. cruz's patients are speaking fondly of her today. jennifer french had seen cruz for more than 11 years with back pain depression and more. cruz was in the delivery room when french gave birth to her son who has cerebral palsy. she said dr. cruz was caring and had a positive impact on her life. >> she knew everything about him, so she knew how to help me when i had to go to a new doctor. i don't know what i'l

police say martinez is a suspect in the death of two-year-old christopher ripley who died in october. he is the son of dr. crews and her ex-husband. the toddler sustained head injuries while being watched by martinez. the boy died of blunt force trauma. >> i want to see him and ask what is going on what is happening here? >> gina is the cousin of martinez. >> i am see this stuff on social media, we need to call immigration, no, he is an american citizen. born here in san jose. my uncle was a system father to boy his sons great father and raised in a great loving home. >> relative say he was with his father when he was arrested on sunday. police tracked him down where he and the father were walking back to their car after having wanted a movie. despite all of what has developed, family members say martinez is innocent until proven guilty. he and crews seemed to be a loving couple when they attended a family funeral last year. >> when i met her she was pregnant with the baby and he was so excited. very excited to have a baby. >> martinez will remain in jail until transferred to modesto

martinez revealing that he has been a murder suspect before. dr. cruise two-year-old son christopher riply died in october under suspicion circumstances while under martinez care. the pat olgy report just calm back on thursday. the cause of death in head injury. the manner of death die dew to homicide. police point out that they had not shared this information with mr. martinez yet. here's what they had to say earlier today. >> we did not drop the ball on this. when it comes to homicide investigation you only have one shot to make your case. it's more than the police department involved in criminal investigations. we put together a case. there has to be enough probable cause to arrest and enough enter the district attorney to file charges. no, the police department did not drop the ball. it's horrible this tragedy happened. no indications leading up to that time that anything like this would occur. >> reporter: the police aren't talking about motive saying it's still unclear. they insist that mr. martinez had not been notified of the police report they received two days before these

christopher was the son of dr. amanda crews. according to the complaint, martinez abused the boy so severely the boy died. >> i asked her about her son. she said he had an accident. i said was he ill? she said no. he passed away at home of a head injury. >> reporter: crew's children were found dead in crew's home last weekend along with martinez's 57-year-old mother. martinez is the suspect but yet to be formally charged in those murders. in modesto, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> developing news out of the sierra. a new summer wildfire has broken out in the area of kyburz. firefighters are using a super scooper. so far, the fire burned 100 acres mandatory evacuations have been ordered in sandy flats. >>> another fire is burning near rutherford. firefighters dropped water on it from lake hennessey. if you see smoke or flames and are in a safe area post photos and video using the hashtag abc7 now but make sure you're in a safe location. >>> in pacifica, firefighters are battling this bush fire. this viewer nicholas says it got close to some residences. this fire star

it outlines the evidence against martin martinez in the death of christopher ripley, his former girl 's 2-year- old son. ripley died october last year investigators say from a head injury caused by martinez. martinez admitted to police he was roughhousing with the boy in the bathroom when he fell back words and "hit his head really hard and became unconscious." the toddler would die two days later in the hospital, but it would take police and a pathologist nine months to determine that ripley's death was a homicide caused by child abuse, but before they could issue an arrest warrant martinez was already a wanted man in an even more horrific crime, accused of killing five people including his mother, former girl friend, infant daughter, her older sister and a family friend. modesto police adamantly deny that they had "dropped the ball" yesterday saying that there is no evidence suggesting that the murders were triggered by their investigation, but there will likely forever be a question in the minds of the victims' loved ones. could police somehow have arrested martinez sooner thereby

before martin martinez was suspected of killing five people inside this home, he was the main suspect in the homicide investigation of a 2-year-old, nine months ago. police say little christopheripley suffered possible brain injuries while martinez cared for him. ripley was the son of dr. amanda cruz from a previous marriage. police say cruz one of the five victims killed saturday was now in a relationship with martinez. with all due respect, did the police department drop the ball on this one? mr. martinez was a suspect in the 2-year-old's death, and for nine months he was allowed to still have continued contact with this family and these children. could all of these individuals' deaths have been prevented? >> the police department did not drop the ball on this. at that time there was no indication that there would be any violence within that family. there had been no calls for service at that location. >> reporter: the chief said child protective services was involved and martinez wasn't living in the house the last two months. today we learned mother about the victims 38-year-old amanda cruz a 6-year-old daughter named elizabeth from cruz's prior marriage, 6-month-old rache

christopher was the son of dr. amanda crews. according to the complaint, martinez abused the boy so severely the boy died. >> i asked her about her son. she said he had an accident. i said was he ill? she said no. he passed away at home of a head injury. >> reporter: crew's children were found dead in crew's home last weekend along with martinez's 57-year-old mother. martinez is the suspect but yet to be formally charged in those murders. in modesto, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> developing news out of the sierra. a new summer wildfire has broken out in the area of kyburz. firefighters are using a super scooper. so far, the fire burned 100 acres mandatory evacuations have been ordered in sandy flats. >>> another fire is burning near rutherford. firefighters dropped water on it from lake hennessey. if you see smoke or flames and are in a safe area post photos and video using the hashtag abc7 now but make sure you're in a safe location. >>> in pacifica, firefighters are battling this bush fire. this viewer nicholas says it got close to some residences. this fire star

. >> christopher died from injuries sustained while martinez care last october. he was the son of dr. cruz. according to the criminal complaint martinez abused the boy so severely the toddler died few days later. >> she had just come become to work from her son passing away. >>reporter: joan is a patient of cruz who said she saw the doctor just recently. >> i asked her about her son and she said that he had an accident i said is he ill. she said no. she said he passed away at home. had a headger. >>reporter: cruz 6 month old rachel, 6-year-old elizabeth and another child were found dead in cruz modest to home last weekend along with martinez 57-year-old mother. is the suspect. but yet to be formally charged in those murders. the this is abc 7 news. >> there is controversy tonight over crook did you know on sanctuary city. house of representatives approved legislation today designed to punish city that fail to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. the white house vow to vetoen steady calling on congress to legalize undocumented immigrants as way to solve

christopher was the son of dr. amanda cruz, among the future people found dead last weekend. san jose police arrested martinez early sup morning. >>> authorities in richmond freed a woman who they say was held against her will for a year. he faces charges of kidnapping, rape, and false imprisonment. the two men are accused of keeping the woman in a closet in a home in the city's iron triangle neighborhood while sexually and physically abusing her. the family justice center got the tip. they say the victim was lured from nicaragua. >> they think they are going to have the house and the fence and kids and find themselves in a situation where they are locked no closets. they are not able to move outside of the home. >> contra costa county reports 54 cases in the county last year. the authorities say the actual number of victims is likely much higher. >>> the family of kate steinle returned to capitol hill today. in front of a senate committee on tuesday, jim steinle blamed the sanctuary law for the death of his daughter. he said a republican proposal to lock up every undocumented immigrant who returns to the u.s

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to year-old christopher replete the son of martinez's girlfriend that two-man crews. in place serving a warrant in this case 2018 discovered the bodies of who martina's mother and three other children. and prosecutors not yet charged martinez in that case. he will be back in court aug. august 7th. hayward was being held up bail when arrested of with the death of her mother's. to prosecutors charged 31 year-old dominique with murder on monday, the authorities responded to bart station and a word she was soaked in blood and reportedly argued with her 14 year-old daughter who lives with her grandparents. police went to the home found the body of 66 year- old linda authorities say she was beaten stabbed to death. >> pam: now of blunting their sparks a sergeant scott the hayward police officer killed in the line of duty last week. tomorrow.the fallen officer will be laid to rest following a memorial service at oracle area. today.a public viewing is being held at the chapel of chimes in hayward. kron 4's justine waldman is live in hayward tonight where the police department

amanda cruz's two-year- old son christopher ripley was rushed to the hospital. >> sustained head injuries while mr. martinez was watching him alone. >> reporter: the toddler died two days later. it took 9 months to complete the investigation, the. >> chris had died as a result of a homicide or blunt force trauma not by an accident. >> reporter: but a warrant was not issued for martinez' arrest, two days later the family members were found. a friend called for a welfare check after dr. amanda cruz didn't show up for a scheduled lunch date. >> at that time there was no indication that there would be any violence within that family, there had been no calls for service at that location. >> reporter: the prime suspect is martinez, the victims are martinez mother, girlfriend dr. cruz, martin z's six month old daughter and cruz's older daughter, the fifth victim was a five-year-old relative there for a family event. police found martinez coming out of a movie theater with his father, he is being charged with the death and considered a suspect in the other five murders. police did not say how the five victims were

martinez is also now facing a murder charge for the death of his girlfriend's two-year-old son. modesto police say christopher ripley died of a head injury last september. martinez was home alone with the boy when it happened. late last week police ruled the boy's death a homicide. the department insists it followed proper procedure by not arresting martinez last week. the suspect's cousin is coming to his defense. >> every time he saw me he gave me a big hug, kiss on the cheek. he is the sweetest person ever. >> martinez was arrested coming out of a movie theater with his father sunday morning in san jose. he is currently locked up in the santa clara county jail. >>> in the wake of a huge fire in southern california last week now emergency crews could find the ability to knock drones out of the sky if those drones are interfering with their ability to respond to public safety issues. last week that fire along interstate 15 in southern california drones were forcing cal fire crews to delay their air drops, they were scared of crashing into the drones. now two california lawmakers want emergency responders inv

martinez estaba en la mira de las autoridades por la muerte de christopher ripley de 2 anos de edad..pequenito era hijo de la amanda crews.. su novia... en octubre del 2014 fue llevado de emergencia a un hospital y a los dos dias fallecio.... pero no fue sino hasta la semana pasada que la policia tuvo suficiente evidencia para relacionarlo con ese homicidio.... escuchemos... sot galen carroll jefe de la policia en modesto 28:02 al 28:16 on thursday.... el jueves nos dijeron verbalmente que el medico forense encontro que chirs murio de un golpe en la cabeza, que era homicidio no un accidente vo esto fue el jueves... pero su orden de arresto de causa probable no se emitio sino hasta el sabado por la noche... ya despues de que martinez se convirtio en el sospechoso de asesinar a otras 5 personas.... ahora muchos se preguntan como es posible que tuvieron que pasar nueve meses para detenerlo... hoy en conferencia de prensa la policia dijo que tuvieron que consultar a medicos forenses independientes pues solo tendrian una oportunidad para acusarlo y lograr que pagara por su crimen... hay do

two-year-old son, christopher -- our coroner's report found that christopher died of head injuries suffered in a fall while in martinez' care martinez told police the injuries were caused by an accident. he is also accused of killing his girlfriend his own mother and six-year-old daughter, five- year-old family friend and his own six month old daughter that he had with cruz he has not been charged with their deaths. >> >> a bill comes in response to the deadly shooting of kate steinly. police say she was shot and killed by juan sanchez, an illegal immigrant with multiple felony convictions. >>> startling look at the state of children in california. the extreme poverty many live in and the ones they say one thing they say is doing better when it comes to our kids. >> >> interstate 880, oakland ark's had a game. it may add to the sluggishness and -- time now, 4:11 you are watching 4:00 news. plus, get free delivery, and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee. but hurry! sleep train's interest free for 3 event ends sunday. ...guaranteed! ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> vice president joe

christopher, um, sustained head injuries, um, while mr. martinez was watching him alone at his residence. >> reporter: police say it took them 9 mons mon months for a forensic evidence expert to determine that was a homicide, but the police did not immediately get an arrest warrant for martinez. instead, they waited two days until saturday after these five people were murdered. >> absolutely not, the police department did not drop the ball. there's much more than just the police department involved in criminal investigations. we put together a case, there has to be enough probably cause to make the arrest and more if the district attorney to file. no, the police department did not drop the ball. >> reporter: still, on wednesday, the department determined that the death last year was a murder and then two days later, members of the family are murdered. >> and friends and family are remembering the victims killed in modesto. a memorial was held last night. you can see they brought teddy bears and photos and they shared their memories of dr. amanda cr

between doctor amanda crews and her now ex-husband timothy ripley -- ripley accused martinez -- of killing 2-year old christopher the son crews and ripley shared. >>"is sad. im saddened by it. because to know that kind of stuff is going on over there and didnt even know it." >> reporter:according to the ramey warrant -- issued by modesto police, and obtained by fox40 -- the toddler was under martinez' care last september -- when quote, "he received a serious head injury at the hands of martin martinez" >> reporter:christopher was rushed to the hospital -- but died 2 days later. >>"yeah, i didnt know about the little 2-year-old kid. thats why the next day there were detectives out there waiting." >> reporter:the ramey warrant also illustrates the kind of abuse christopher endured -- suspicious injuries his daycare providers noted including a 'through and through puncture wound to the lower lip by a tooth' >>"thats why i go, man, why is our coroner out here? i didnt know that, that was kind of wild." >> reporter:nine months later -- those who live on pasadena now know why authorities were out here. but tell me --

martinez is also facing a murder charge now for the death of his girlfriend's two-year-old son. modesto police say christopher ripley died of a head injury last september. he suffered that head injury when he was with martinez home alone. late last week police ruled td boy's death a homicide. the department insists it followed proper procedure by not arresting martinez last week. the suspect's cousin is rising to his defense. >> every time he saw me he gave me a big hug, kiss on the cheek. he is the sweetest person ever. >> martinez was arrested coming out of a movie theater with his father sunday morning in saj. he is currently locked up in the santa clara county jail. >>> bay area politicians are representing california in the vet can in full force for a conference on human trafficking and climate change service san francisco mayor ed lee spoke on the city's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases as well. >> today i'm announcing that our city and county of san francisco will will completely phase out the use of petroleum diesel in our municipal fleet, all of our fire trucks, all of our municipal buses, all of o

martinez was. >>dan kerman: it was home alone will christopher after determining christopher was copied he changed the voice of enclosed and then he says the two began wrestling he later told the 911 dispatcher that as some point he fell back and hit the back of his head on the floor police say while be telling what happened martina's changed his story several times christopher died several days after he hit his head the arrest warrants says the cause of death was a homicide the method of death was consistent with christophers head hitting the tile floor as a result of abuse. >>: is booked in modesto on thursday and will be arraigned sometime in the afternoon. >>james: much more on the pleas of a shot and killed and hayward including how the police option are reacting to lizbeth new information leaks about the woman found dead in a texas jail cell what an infamous is providing more questions than answers after the break and held and the cause of an abuse of how the promise for better life in america turned into a nightmare for a woman in the survey here is a live the outside the san mateo bridge,