investigators say eric davis was the one who was killed. he came to oakland just a couple of years ago. he was said to be heavily involved in his church in los angeles. we heard from his family members a little bit earlier in this newscast. crimestoppers offering a $10,000 reward for information in that case. there is also the case of a security guard that was recently killed as well. let's listen in. >> today i'll be talking about the violent crime that's happened in the city of oakland over the last couple of weeks. a couple of follow-ups from some of the incidents that we've been investigating over the last couple of weeks and the way in which it's impacted our community. again, the oakland community is suffering from over 127 homicides so far. we are investigating this year. the first one to start off with an acknowledgment that kevin nishita lost his life over the weekend. he was loved by many. loved by officers and colleagues that he worked with. as you know, we released the surveillance photo of the vehicle that we believe was involv

dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening, just days after thanksgiving. >> we had not seen him since june. it was a good surprise. dion: eric, who is from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the past several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith, character and surrounded by love. >> very popular. he had a lot of friends. a big friend group. from oakland to l.a. dion: sunday afternoon, eric noticed his car parked in the area had been broken into. oakland police say when eric noticed the suspects break into another car, that is when things took a turn. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we know the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. we will be pushing out a phot

dan: oakland's latest homicide victim is a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. dion lim spoke with his mother and aunt about this terrible loss. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. dion: it was good intentions and that caring nature which led to eric davis' death sunday evening, just days after thanksgiving. >> we had not seen him since june. it was a good surprise. dion: eric, who is from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the past several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith, character and surrounded by love. >> very popular. he had a lot of friends. a big friend group. from oakland to l.a. dion: sunday afternoon, eric noticed his car parked in the area had been broken into. oakland police say when eric noticed the suspects break into another car, that is when things took a turn. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we know the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. we will be pushing out a phot

abc7 news anchor spoke exclusively with eric davis' mother and aunt and has this report. >> he was always, always looking out for people. he gave out turkeys this past thanksgiving. >> it was good intentions and that caring nature which tragically led to 28-year-old eric davis' death sunday evening days after thanksgiving. >> we hadn't seen him since june. a bit surprised, we were happy to have him home. >> eric, from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the past several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith and and character, surrounded by love. >> very popular. he had a lot of fends. -- friends. from oakland to l.a. >> and seven, eric noticed his car parked in the area of grand had been broken into. oakland police say when eric noticed the suspects break into another car, things took a turn. >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot by the passenger in the suspect vehicle. we know the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav-4, black in color, and we'll push out a photo of the vehicle within the next day or so. >> i spoke with eric's mother, karina hoo

the victim was eric davis.re he came to the bay area he was heavily involved in church, and he taught bible study and coached basketball, and he his mother and aunt are pleading for answers. >> he was our heart. he cared about everybody and tried to protect everybody. >> he would take up for whoever could not take up for themselves. >> crime stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the murder of eric davis. reporting live for "today in the bay." >> also we hear at nbc bay area and as well as bay area other stations are heartbroken over the death of a security guard. he worked for police departments in hayward and san josÉ before becoming a guard. a trust fund has been created at oakland's metropolitan bank. 100% of the funds will be given to his wife. the reward has grown to more than $32,000 for information leading to his death. this is the look at what police believe was the getaway car, a accra. >>> we are hovering around the 2% mark for the past two weeks in the positivi

this man's name was eric davis, 28 years old.o stop somebody from break into cars. davis moved to oakland two years ago and worked construction. his mother and aunt tell us he was heavily involved in his church in los angeles. now back to mayor libby schaaf, you will recall the city council voted in june to take $18 million allotted for opd and use that for programs that detour crime. now she says she wants that money to go back to opd so that department can hire more officers to combat the recent spike in violent crime. reporting live, bob redell for "today in the bay." >>> san francisco leaders could take another step in response to recent flash robberies. cierra johnson live in san francisco. >> reporter: good morning, marcus. right now we are just hours away from a vote on that proposal, that legislation would allow sheriff deputies to work off duty as private security for businesses. that vote taking place today. if approved deputies would be off duty and their over time would be paid by the businesses and not the city, and

coco oakland's latest homicide victim, a 28-year-old man named eric davis, killed while confronting a car burglar. abc spoke exclusively to his mother and aunt. >> he was always looking out for people. he gave out turkey. >> it was good intentions and that caring nature which tragically led to eric davis' d eath sunday evening. >> we had not seen him since june. it was always a good surprise. >> eric, who is from l.a., had been living near lake merritt the last several years. his aunt describes him as a young man of faith and character surrounded by love. >> he had a lot of friends. he had a big from group. from oakland to l.a. >> sunday afternoon, eric noticed his car parked in the area of grand and ellenberg duro been parked at had been broken into. police said when he noticed the suspects break into another car, that is when things took a turn to >> the victim interrupted an auto robbery in progress and was shot i the passenger in the suspect vehicle. when the suspect vehicle is a toyota rav4, black in color. we'll be pushing out a photo of this vehicle within the next day or so. >

wants to add more police officers on the streets and it comes as the latest victim, 28-year-old eric davis was gunned down on lake marist sunday afternoon and he was trying to stop somebody from breaking into a car. we spoke to his mother and aunt who live in l.a. >> he was our heart. he cared about everybody. >> eric will take up for whoever can't take up for themselves. >> he was heavily involved in the new mt. pleasant missionary baptist church in l.a., teaching bible study and coaching kids in basketball, and he was trying to make it on his own and lived near lake merritt. >> we really thought that was a good place for him. you know, he didn't deserve to lose his life. the violence, it has to stop. >> oakland police say the passenger inside a rav4 shot davis. a $10,000 is being offered from crime stoppers for information in the case. his family, too, is pleading for help. >> we want to ask for the public's help, locating the suspects who murdered a kind and loving son. >> oakland police chief will give an update on the investigation and talk about the call for more staffing and how his

it comes as the latest victim, 28-year-old eric davis, was gunned down near lake merit sunday afternoon. police say he was trying to -- mother and aunt tonight who live in l.a. >> he was our heart. cared about everybody. tried to protect everybody. >> eric is going to take up for whoever can't take up for themselves. >> reporter: davis moved to oakland two years ago. he worked for a restoration company doing construction before he was heavily involved in the new mount pleasant missionary baptist church in l.a. teaching bible study and coaching kids in basketball. he was trying to make it on his own, and lived near lake merit. >> we really thought that that was a good place for him. you know, he didn't deserve to lose his life and violence has to stop. >> reporter: oakland police say a passenger inside a toyota rav-4 shot davis. a $10,000 reward is being offered from crime stoppers for information in the case. tonight, his family, too, is pleading for help. >> we just wanted to ask for the public's help with locating the suspects. who murdered a kind, loving son. >> reporter: tomorrow, o

first-time virginia voters about youngercan, spencer hudson, emma potter and freshman at virginia tech eric davis for being here and congratulations on voting for your first time. why did you pick youngkin? >> because he is for things we can get behind, funding the police, funding public schools. i attended 2 of his rallies and standing with him. todd: young people historically vote democratic. this voter analysis about this race they asked what is your age and people should know their age and terry mcauliffe does have a 9 point edge over youngkin but this is an age group that by and large resoundingly votes democratic always has. my guest tells me probably always will but why did you vote for youngkin? what changed in you being a young person voting for glenn youngkin? >> i was able to hear him speak twice and i come from a law-enforcement family so him supporting the police was a big thing for me, we all know college is not cheap so if he can cut back on the cost of living that is something i will get behind and i've been in both private and public school setting. i've been on both sides of the

eric davis was killed along grand avenue on sunday afternoon. police say his car had been broken into and when he noticed the suspect rick into another car, he interrupted that burglary. that is when a passenger in the suv shot davis. family members say davis is from l.a., but has been living near lake merritt for a few years. they described him as a young man of faith and character. >> we need the public's help with locating the suspect. he was a kind, brother, nephew. he was a hard-working young man. reggie: oakland police suspects escaped in a black suv. kumasi: this morning, police are hoping someone has information about the person who killed a tv news guard last week. please take a look at this photo. this is a white acura tl with no front license plate. please believe this vehicle was used in the attempted theft of a forced camera equipment. a retired police officer was guarding the crew and was shot during that attempted theft. he died saturday at highland hospital. a trust fund has been set up for his family, as well as an online fundra

abc7 news anchor spoke exclusively with eric davis

lost his life in the performance of those duties and those ideals on sunday afternoon, 28 year old eric davis was shot and killed while confronting a car burglary suspect near lake merritt. the victim interrupted a auto robbery and progress, um, and was shot by the passenger and the suspect vehicle. we had a beautiful soul and a beautiful spirit. he was a good kid. i guess you could sum it up and say he was a hero, you know? at least he tried to be for the city. the violence comes as the number of police officers in oakland has fallen to 677. that's one officer below the minimum required for the city to access funds from a parcel tax. the mayor says she plans to submit a revised police hiring plan to the city council, which could include another police academy. we have to accept that the interruption in our hiring processes and the higher rates of attrition are things that we have to plan for now. we can't keep our head in the sand were angered. were troubled by the callousness of the crime, those who are acting with a lack of regard for others lives but you can't just come into our city. and

. >> the grief stricken family of oakland's latest homicide victim is the justice. 28-year-old eric davis was killed when he confronted a car burglar along grand avenue sunday afternoon. in broad daylight, the killing has stunned the community. fleming members say -- family members say he is from l.a.. he is a young man of faith and character. >> locating the murdered a kind, lovinginginging brother, nephew, hard-working young man. >> police say the suspects sister kate -- the suspects escaped. they have a photo of the car and they will release it sometime today. kumasi: police are hoping someone has information about someone who shot a security god -- security guard last wednesday. this is a white 2004 to 2009 acura with no front license plate. police believe this car was used in the attempted theft of camera equipment. a retired police officer was guarding the crew and was shot during the attempted theft near 14th street and harrison. he died saturday at highland hospital. a trust fund has been set up for the family as well as a fundraiser to help cover medical and memorial expenses. yo

the chief released this description of the vehicle involved in that shooting in which 28 year old eric davis was shot and killed when he confronted two people breaking into another car. this was on grand avenue near lake merritt on sunday, now the vehicle of the suspects as a black toyota rav four with four doors. the rear passenger window may have been shot out of that vehicle, the chief says, a $10,000 reward from crimestoppers is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in that case now a day before that homicide. is when a retired police officer kevin nishida, died from his gunshot injuries after he was shot working as a security guard for a crime news crew last week. chief armstrong says they're still investigating that case, but that. they have found that multiple rounds were fired in that incident, indicating the shooting was not a case of the rubber's. the chief also talked about some of the recent organizedispensariese know that the use of social media it's how they coordinated . we know that some of our groups and gangs that we've identified in the city of oakland are