vallejo police confirmed the unthinkable the house fire that killed 5-year-old deleon was no accident police believe the little boy's father intentionally set the fire, that killed his son. >> he is on the run, he is expected to be dangerous, we are asking for the public to assist us in locating him so that we may bring him to justice in regard to this case. >> reporter: police believe it was set in the back master bedroom where deleon and his mother were at the time. >> he used accelerant. >> reporter: the little boy's mother and 13-year-old boy suffered severe burns, jeff lived across the street and called 911 before running in the home to help rescue the boy. >> herd the mom out frond hollering some body -- out front, hollered some body save her baby. >> reporter: just as he got half way in he had to turn around. >> smoke was thick, toxic, like an oil fire got low got hugging floor, and was able to go a few feet further and that was it. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived the little boy was already dead in the back bedroom as for a motive police don't know at this point their ma

i want to acknowledge the former secretary of defense, rudy deleon, and a man who is not here, tony quellen, who served in the commission for people with disabilities. i am here in two capacities. not just as a commencement speaker but hillary and i claim -- came as a proud member of this class. i want to congratulate tyler's mom and dad and all the parents and family members and support systems that got these graduates here today as well as the graduates themselves. i am well aware that for most of you, the least important part of the ceremony is my talk. i graduated from georgetown 48 years ago and i can say with some conviction that most people who have been out of college as long as i have cannot remember their commencement speaker, much less what he said. but i remember both and i learned a lot from it will stop -- from it. like you, it started out as a cloudy day. but the mayor of washington, d.c. got up to speak in that moment, a huge thundercloud rolled over. it was incredibly loud. a massive lightning bolt came out of the sky. walter washington looked at us and said, if we do not g

neighbors tried to rescue the five-year-old boy deleone but they could not save him. one of shuemake's oldest son described the suspect in this case as an abusive father who was always violent and controlling. >> i've known how bad my father was for many a years. that's why i always did my best to get away from him. and this entire situation was -- has me really stressed out, really depressed. my little brother only made it to five years old. >> reporter: court records show that the suspected arsonist in this case was accused of harassment and domestic violence involving other children in solano county in the past. investigators have not said what motivated shuemake sr. as we bring you to live pictures here, the five-year-old who lost his life, deleone, was always playful, loved the warriors. you can see the balloons here tied up outside of the home. neighbors say that this boy idolized his father. again, the man who is now accused of setting fire to home ultimately killing that child and authorities on the lookout this morning, gasia, trying to find the man. the sear

the most escaped with second and third degree burns but deleone did not make it out. one of shuemake's older sons described his father as both violent and abusive. >> he needs to be caught and he needs to actually be shown that there are consequences for his actions other than, you know, small piece of jail time because you've come to the point where you are now taking lives with no regards for any one else. >> reporter: court records show that the suspected arsonist in this case, shuemake, was accused of harassment and domestic violence involving other women and children in solano county in the past. investigators have not said what his motivation was for setting this fire early on sunday morning. again, that left his five-year- old son dead. neighbors say that five-year- old boy was playful, loved his dog, his golden state warriors and they idolized his father. the man accused of setting this fire intentionally accused of killing his own son. darrylone shuemake is now on the run. authority are trying to bring him into custody. investigators are trying to follow up o

neighbors tell us this is 5- year-old deleon, the 5-year-old boy killed in sunday morning's fire. jeff aims was across the street from the air and called 911 before running to help. >> i heard the woman, the mom out front hollering to save her baby. her baby was inside. >> reporter: jeff said he was able to get halfway in the home. the flames were mostly contained to the back bedroom. >> the flames were thick, toxic, thick, thick, smoke. i got low and kind of was hugging the floor and then a few feet further and that was it. >> reporter: by the time that the crews arrived, it was too late. but jeff wasn't a -- alone in his efforts. many people step inside to help. >> to see this, it's tragic, but there is value to it, too. >> reporter: arson dogs were out trying to determine the cause. vallejo fire confirmed it was not an accident. they are expected to speak to the media soon and hopefully, we will get an update later. but for now, all we know is the fire was not an accident. >> the boy's teen brother is recovering from minor injuries and his mother is recovering from burns. >>> t

two people were injured, his 5- year-old son deleon killed. >> it appears he murdered a 5- year-old child that. makes him pretty dangerous. >> reporter: tonight neighbors tell us they know darrylone is dangerous. >> when i heard what happened, that was the first thing that came to my mine, he did it. >> reporter: this neighbor witnessed him get in a physical -- mind, he did it. >> reporter: this neighbor witnessed him get in a physical fight with the boy's mother a couple weeks ago. >> he was calling her terrible names pushing her and she was telling him to get away, she was going to call the police. he didn't stop. >> reporter: neighbors called police, but darrylone was seen back at the house as recently as two days ago. police say the fire appears it was set near the master bedroom using some sort of accelerant, something jeff ames sent he smelled when he entered the home sunday when he tried to save the boy. >> it was so hot. it was like an oil fire. >> reporter: tonight neighbors have this message for the man on the run. >> it would be tweeze to turn yourself in. >> but i -- wise to t

shoemake's 5-year-old son deleon died in the fire taj tragically. a 13-year-old boy suffered minor burns and his mother suffered major burns. >>> a contractor wushging on dismantling the old bay bridge discovered a torso nears by. abc 7 news was at west oakland as officers investigated. they say the headless will torso of a young male was likely in the water for at least a month, and he may have died an accidental death. hard to say ha it point. caltrans says the discovery will not interrupt work on bringing down the old bay bridge. >>> the nation's laurgor elf school bus company has settled a lawsuit after two employees accused it of putting the lives of san francisco school kids in danger. first student agreed to pay $11.5 million and only use buses in excellent mechanical condition. the lawsuit accused first student of using buses with failing brakes and worn tires. company had 300 safety violations over a nine-month mere yod. san francisco unified says it has increased safety reporting standards for school buses since. >>> businesses at a south

. >> neighbors say little deleon always put on a happy face. no matter what you're going through, you don't involve the kids. >> the boy's 45-year-old mother suffered severe second and third degree burns she's still hospitalized tonight. his 13-year-old brother was also burned but he's been treated and released from the hospital the search is on. police say they consider him dangerous. jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> it's almost too hard to bear to hear that story. >> imagine living next to a house with 20 beds for rent with $30 per night. >> vicky wynn has uncovered what the rentals are doing to the neighborhood. >> 9500 homes or rooms are listed on air bnb right nowp only a flaks of those listings have permits. the neighbors say living next to an illegal rental is a nightmare. >> they moved to san francisco to start a family. but they called the investigative unit after a rowdy new neighbor brought unexpected baggage. >> the twist week we noticed a high amount of traffic being randomly showing up. people showing up, all hours of the nig

neighbors tried to rescue deleone his father has been a dangerously unstable person. >> he was very violent, very controlling with any woman he was with. very possessive. and when everything didn't go his way he got violent. so he spent a lot of time in jail. >> court records show he has been accused of harassment and domestic violence in the past involving other women and children here in solano county. his son is hoping he gives himself up. >> have some common decency for once in your life and just turn yourself in. because there is no point in running. there is nowhere you can go. there is no one who is going to help you. >> reporter: neighbors tell us the little boy was always seen playing in front yard. he loved his dog, he love the the golden state warriors and idolized his father, the man now accused of killing him. it's clear he intentionally set fire to that home over the weekend knowing his family was inside. but we still don't know exactly what his motive may have been for this unthinkable crime. anyone out there spots this man they should put a call into police. >> alex, thank y

i want to acknowledge the former secretary of defense, rudy deleon, and a man who is not n, who servedelle in the commission for people with disabilities. in two capacities. not just as a commencement speaker but hillary and i claim -- came as a proud member of this class. i want to congratulate tyler's mom and dad and all the parents supportly members and systems that got these graduates here today as well as the graduates themselves. i am well aware that for most of you, the least important part of the ceremony is my talk. i graduated from georgetown 48 years ago and i can say with some conviction that most people who have been out of college as long as i have cannot remember their commencement speaker, much less what he said. but i remember both and i learned a lot from it will stop -- from it. like you, it started out as a cloudy day. but the mayor of washington, d.c. got up to speak in that moment, a huge thundercloud rolled over. it was incredibly loud. a massive lightning bolt came out of the sky. walter washington looked at us and said, if we do not get out of here, we're all going