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the body of 44-year-old gerald villabrille, jr. was found inside a fremont home that went up in flames. kpix5's christin ayers explains what led up to the dramatic ending. >> reporter: tonight the investigation has effectively wrapped up, but police are still keeping an eye on the burned out house. we do know tonight that one officer is in critical condition, another in stable condition after being shot in this area yesterday. police are still trying to piece together how this horrific crime happened. tonight authorities cleared a crime scene taped off for 32 hours. the fremont home torched overnight with a man barricaded inside. this is where gerald villabrille died after opening fire on a fremont police officer yesterday during a routine traffic stop. rachel galaca said she saw everything. >> the guy shot him from behind and then the truck had backed up after the cop hit the ground and like tried to run him over. >> reporter: police say in minutes villabrille shot a second officer and fled through a nearby store. he shot through
the body of 44-year-old gerald villabrille, jr. was found inside a fremont home that went up in flames. kpix5's christin ayers explains what led up to the dramatic ending. >> reporter: tonight the investigation has effectively wrapped up, but police are still keeping an eye on the burned out house. we do know tonight that one officer is in critical condition, another in stable condition after being shot in this area yesterday. police are still trying to piece together how this horrific...
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authorities say it shows a confrontation between an officer and a suspect, 44-year- old gerald villabrille of san jose behind an auto store. he was in a truck stolen from san jose. there is a shootout between villabrille and an officer who has about a year on the force. sources say the officer was shot in the face and is in critical condition. >> we have an officer down. we need all unit responding. >> reporter: here right after the shooting you see the suspect wearing an orange giants jersey and shorts running from the scene. witnesses say the gunman ran through a nearby safeway asking in a panic how to get out of the store. as more officers converged on the scene, a detective confronted the suspect in the backyard of a home on roberts avenue. sources say villabrille opened fire hitting the detective in his side. the suspect was shot by police gunfire at some point. >> let's go! >> shots fired! shots fired! >> shots fired again, 4-1. 212 roberts. shots fired. >> reporter: the suspect fired shots ball the backdoor of this complete stranger's home and -- into the backdoor of this complete s
authorities say it shows a confrontation between an officer and a suspect, 44-year- old gerald villabrille of san jose behind an auto store. he was in a truck stolen from san jose. there is a shootout between villabrille and an officer who has about a year on the force. sources say the officer was shot in the face and is in critical condition. >> we have an officer down. we need all unit responding. >> reporter: here right after the shooting you see the suspect wearing an orange...
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police say after shooting the two officers gerald villabrille broke into a stranger's home nearby, shooting the lock off. the people who live in the home were not there at the time. police fired two rounds of tear gas to get him to talk to them. the second round started a fire. >> we made rescue attempts, repeated rescue attempts to get into the house. but he had barricaded himself into a location that we were unable to safely get to. >> police found villabrille's body that i closet. they also recovered the gun they believe he used to shoot the two fremont officers. the couple who lives there told us their dog died in the fire. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of this fremont shooting. we're going to bring you updates as they come in. and you can get them on your phone the moment they happen with our free abc 7 news app. >>> turning now to the warriors. the dubs conquer the cavs tonight in game 1 of the nba finals. it was an incredible match-up at roaracle. >> really was intense. we have live team coverage. nbc 7 news reporters cornell barnard and leslie bnkley are talking to ex
police say after shooting the two officers gerald villabrille broke into a stranger's home nearby, shooting the lock off. the people who live in the home were not there at the time. police fired two rounds of tear gas to get him to talk to them. the second round started a fire. >> we made rescue attempts, repeated rescue attempts to get into the house. but he had barricaded himself into a location that we were unable to safely get to. >> police found villabrille's body that i...
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the suspect gerald villabrille, something was bound to happen.eighbors began coming out of their willow bend homes when we drove up in your news van. we showed them the flyer of the suspect in the shootings. we told neighbors how gerald villabrille died and the manner in which he shot two police officers. >> oh, my god. that just sent chills down my arm. >> oh, my god. >> other neighbors weren't surprised especially after all the police activity at the home. >> if you know someone is naughty like that and violent, you think you would keep an eye out for him. it's a disgrace. >> until recently villabrille on mandatory probation, served time for drugs and weapons. it was in prison he married his wife, whose family lives in this willow glen home. >> it's not a surprise. >> one less kook to worry about. >> reporter: they are surprised by the police activity but glad they have their neighborhood back. in san jose, neighbors there were also shocked this morning. in shaez damian trujillo. >>> assault with a deadly weapon and other charges. you can find
the suspect gerald villabrille, something was bound to happen.eighbors began coming out of their willow bend homes when we drove up in your news van. we showed them the flyer of the suspect in the shootings. we told neighbors how gerald villabrille died and the manner in which he shot two police officers. >> oh, my god. that just sent chills down my arm. >> oh, my god. >> other neighbors weren't surprised especially after all the police activity at the home. >> if you...
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police have identified the suspect as gerald villabrille jr.. they initially filed -- fired tear gas into the home he was barricaded in. the 2nd time they fired tear gas to cut the house on fire. the suspects body was discovered thursday morning when the fire was put out. also inside the house was the weapon believed to be used -- to shoot the officers. least continue to release a very little information about the suspect and why he felt the need to shoot to police officers. all they say is that he did have a criminal history. >>> in san jose the to fremont police officers wounded in wednesday's shootout are being treated here at regional medical center. all day long on thursday there was a steady stream of visitors from fellow police officers from across the bay area as well as many family members carrying flowers and prayers. one officer is in critical condition. the 2nd officer is now stable. the next 24 hours are said to be critical for the most seriously injured officer. in san jose kron4. >>> the home that the suspect barricaded himself in
police have identified the suspect as gerald villabrille jr.. they initially filed -- fired tear gas into the home he was barricaded in. the 2nd time they fired tear gas to cut the house on fire. the suspects body was discovered thursday morning when the fire was put out. also inside the house was the weapon believed to be used -- to shoot the officers. least continue to release a very little information about the suspect and why he felt the need to shoot to police officers. all they say is...
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i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> officers found the body of 44-year-old gerald villabrille, jr. inside a home after a police standoff that started late last night and ended early this morning. as you can see, the home caught fire. police say it's possible the fire started when they shot tear gas canisters inside to try to flush out that suspect. they found his body inside a closet. fremont police say it's still not known if he died from the fire or gunshot wounds. [ gunfire ] >> he killed a cop! he killed a cop! >> the person with the cell phone runs from the shooting. you eventually see the apparent suspect wearing the orange giants shirt running away. >> both officers are at a san jose hospital. ktvu's
i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. >>> officers found the body of 44-year-old gerald villabrille, jr. inside a home after a police standoff that started late last night and ended early this morning. as you can see, the home caught fire. police say it's possible the fire started when they shot tear gas canisters inside to try to flush out that suspect. they found his body inside a closet. fremont police say it's still not known if he died from the fire or gunshot wounds. [...
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the body of gerald villabrille, jr., was found inside a fremont home that went up in flames yesterday. investigators say he previously spent time in prison for drug assault and weapons crimes. when he was pulled over wednesday in a stolen pickup he was wanted for meth possession and identity theft charges. christin ayers explains the dramatic ending. >> reporter: authorities cleared a crime scene taped off for 32 hours. the fremont home torched overnight with a man barricaded inside. this is where gerald villabrille died after opening fire on a fremont police officer during a routine traffic stop. rachel says she saw everything. >> the guy shot him from behind like from behind like and then, uhm, the truck had backed up after the cop hit the ground and tried to run him over. >> reporter: police say in a matter of minutes villabrille shot a second officer and fled through a nearby store. eventually, he shot through a door and hid out in this home as police surrounded it. >> one of the things that he told us during the course of the attempt to get him to leave was that he had another vi
the body of gerald villabrille, jr., was found inside a fremont home that went up in flames yesterday. investigators say he previously spent time in prison for drug assault and weapons crimes. when he was pulled over wednesday in a stolen pickup he was wanted for meth possession and identity theft charges. christin ayers explains the dramatic ending. >> reporter: authorities cleared a crime scene taped off for 32 hours. the fremont home torched overnight with a man barricaded inside. this...
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police say after shooting the two officers gerald villabrille broke into a stranger's home nearby, shooting the lock off. the people who live in the home were not there at the time. police fired two rounds of tear gas to get him to talk to them. the second round started a fire. >> we made rescue attempts, repeated rescue attempts to get into the house. but he had barricaded himself into a location that we were unable to safely get to. >> police found villabrille's body that i closet. they also recovered the gun they believe he used to shoot the two fremont officers. the couple who lives there told us their dog died in the fire. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of this fremont shooting. we're going to bring you updates as they come in. and you can get them on your phone the moment they happen with our free abc 7 news app. >>> turning now to the warriors. the dubs conquer the cavs tonight in game 1 of the nba finals. it was an incredible match-up at roaracle. >> really was intense. we have live team coverage. nbc 7 news reporters cornell barnard and leslie brinkley are talking to
police say after shooting the two officers gerald villabrille broke into a stranger's home nearby, shooting the lock off. the people who live in the home were not there at the time. police fired two rounds of tear gas to get him to talk to them. the second round started a fire. >> we made rescue attempts, repeated rescue attempts to get into the house. but he had barricaded himself into a location that we were unable to safely get to. >> police found villabrille's body that i...
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hours before officers discovered gerald villabrille dead inside this burned-out home. >> he was able to radio but then after that, he, um, he -- he was unresponsive. >> reporter: rachel was on the ground at starbucks after she says she saw villabrille shoot an officer and try to run him over. tonight we're learning villabrille then ran and broke into this home by shooting the lock. once inside, police tear gassed the home to try to get him out. that's when he called 911 telling officers he was armed, suicidal and dangerous. >> he wouldn't come out. they told him what they were going to do put tear gas in there and -- they were telling him that it was going to be okay, like his parents are here, they love him. >> reporter: now police confirm villabrille was not alone. >> they were arrested last night and i believe they continue to be in custody at this point. >> reporter: the police chief would only say they have a man and woman in custody and the truck they were in was stolen. once inside the home, villabrille told officers he had a hostage even firing a shot and claiming he hurt her.
hours before officers discovered gerald villabrille dead inside this burned-out home. >> he was able to radio but then after that, he, um, he -- he was unresponsive. >> reporter: rachel was on the ground at starbucks after she says she saw villabrille shoot an officer and try to run him over. tonight we're learning villabrille then ran and broke into this home by shooting the lock. once inside, police tear gassed the home to try to get him out. that's when he called 911 telling...
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. >> reporter: according to the fremont police department the suspect, gerald villabrille jr. shot one officer during a traffic stop and fled to a nearby shopping center on foot. >> the guy didn't come into the restaurant. >> reporter: moments later gerald villabrille jr. was confronted by a 2nd officer. the 2 exchanged gunfire and he then barricaded himself inside his home. >> we try to entice him to have a conversation with us. r late wednesday evening officers fired tear gas into the house and the suspect called 911. >> initially said he had hostage. trying to bolster his account, he fired a shot inside the residence and claimed to have injured the hostage. >> reporter: police concluded he was not holding a hostage and they tried to force him out by firing a 2nd round of tear gas. the house caught fire and the talks resumed. >> he was suicidal. >> reporter: as the drama unfolded this family hid inside this home as they sat wonder away. >> there were shots ringing out from point a 2-point b. a as the house burned he barricaded himself inside. fire crews brought the blaze und
. >> reporter: according to the fremont police department the suspect, gerald villabrille jr. shot one officer during a traffic stop and fled to a nearby shopping center on foot. >> the guy didn't come into the restaurant. >> reporter: moments later gerald villabrille jr. was confronted by a 2nd officer. the 2 exchanged gunfire and he then barricaded himself inside his home. >> we try to entice him to have a conversation with us. r late wednesday evening officers fired...
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this is the latest mug shot of 44-year-old gerald villabrille. he was a gang member.ice say he was driving a stolen truck when he was pulled over for a traffic stop. he then shot two fremont officers trying to get away. he ran to a nearby home claiming to have a hostage which proved not to be true. officers sent tear gas into the home sparking fire and on thursday morning he was found dead inside. his cause of death is now being determined. >> we made numerous attempted to distinguish the fire. thaw were ultimately unsuccessful. while that was taking place, tactical officers attempted other forms of rescue trying to remove the suspect from the residence. we were not able to accomplish that. >> this morning the two officers who were shot are still being treated at regional medical center of san jose. one officer remains in critical condition, the other remains stable. i'm janet o of a b "abc7 news." >> so many of you tweeted asking how you could help. they literally lost everything in their fire, their home is gone and their dog also perish. this is the gofundme page.
this is the latest mug shot of 44-year-old gerald villabrille. he was a gang member.ice say he was driving a stolen truck when he was pulled over for a traffic stop. he then shot two fremont officers trying to get away. he ran to a nearby home claiming to have a hostage which proved not to be true. officers sent tear gas into the home sparking fire and on thursday morning he was found dead inside. his cause of death is now being determined. >> we made numerous attempted to distinguish the...
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police say 44-year-old gerald villabrille died from a gunshot wound to the head. the incident unfolded last wednesday. after a traffic stop. >> vicki:villabrille shot two fremont officers. before barricading himself in a home. where he was later found dead. the fremont police department tweeted out this update on the injuried officers saying. "we appreciate the well wishes for our officers. one remains in critical condition while the second continues to improve." >> grant:happening tonight. mayors from contra costa county. are meeting with state officials to discuss installing cameras on east bay freeways. nearly 30 shootings have occurred. since november. last month. several mayors sent a letter to governor jerry brown asking him to support the installation of cameras on local freeways. in response. the district attorney of contra costa county says he was exploring the idea of installing the cameras on interstate 80 and highway four. kron four's charles clifford is covering this story tonight. and will have an update tonight on kron4 news at eight and ten. a ligh
police say 44-year-old gerald villabrille died from a gunshot wound to the head. the incident unfolded last wednesday. after a traffic stop. >> vicki:villabrille shot two fremont officers. before barricading himself in a home. where he was later found dead. the fremont police department tweeted out this update on the injuried officers saying. "we appreciate the well wishes for our officers. one remains in critical condition while the second continues to improve." >>...
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fremont police have confirmed this man gerald villabrille jr. is a suspect wanted for shooting 2 police officers wednesday. 1st during a traffic stop and the 2nd as he was pursued on foot by officers. he was eventually found dead in his home thursday morning. >> he was in the building and was deceased. we also located the firearm in the resident we believe to be the weapon used in the attacks. >> reporter: police say he barricaded himself in this home after shooting the officers. attempts to negotiate with him proved fruitless until officers fired tear gas into the residence at 11 -- 11:15. >> once the gas was discharged the suspect again calling 911 and made contact through the system. >> reporter: the suspect then told them he was armed and had a hostage. it slowed things down. >> we suspected it was a hoax the entire time. because we were confident that we had all the information at our fingertips regarding who was staying in the home. who owned the home. those people were accounted for. >> reporter: eventually tear gas was used a 2nd time wh
fremont police have confirmed this man gerald villabrille jr. is a suspect wanted for shooting 2 police officers wednesday. 1st during a traffic stop and the 2nd as he was pursued on foot by officers. he was eventually found dead in his home thursday morning. >> he was in the building and was deceased. we also located the firearm in the resident we believe to be the weapon used in the attacks. >> reporter: police say he barricaded himself in this home after shooting the officers....
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. >> reporter: police tell us they don't know if 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. died because of the fire or from injuries he may have suffered from the gunfire with police. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. this is a picture of the suspect, 40-year-old geraldvi e villeabrille jr. from san jose. >> the standoff started last night. around 2:30, during negotiations, the house caught fire. around 3:30 police had their last communication with the suspect. five hours later, around 8:20 this morning, firefighters confirmed the suspect was dead. >> all this began with a traffic stop. a patrol officer stopped a white pickup truck with no front license plate near fremont and washington boulevard. police say the driver backed into their car, then opened fire, hitting an officer. the suspect ran into a grocery store, then hopped a fence onto roberts avenue where he shot a detective. at some point he entered the home where he was found dead this morning. >> the two officers who were shot are still at san jose regional medical center after surgery. abc 7 news repo
. >> reporter: police tell us they don't know if 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. died because of the fire or from injuries he may have suffered from the gunfire with police. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. this is a picture of the suspect, 40-year-old geraldvi e villeabrille jr. from san jose. >> the standoff started last night. around 2:30, during negotiations, the house caught fire. around 3:30 police had their last communication with the suspect. five...
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her backyard where they huddled before breaking down another fence to get to the home where gerald villabrille would later be found the next morning. >> that was terrifying when the house caught on fire. i saw the flames immediately when it caught on fire. >> reporter: the home destroyed by a fire sparked by the tear gas police used to try to coax out villabrille. >> i don't know if it could have been any other outcome. >> reporter: melissa who heard the gunshots that hit an officer now left like so many to recover from a criminal's violent crime spree. >> the fact that he was willing to shoot two police officers, if he would do that, he will shoot anybody. >> reporter: and police say one officer remains in critical condition. the other's condition is improving. as for the two people also found in the stolen truck with villabrille, they were questioned and released but they are persons of interes. maria medina, kpix 5. >>> at least one person hurt in a fire that hit an east bay home. in noon in san ramon, you can see several fire trucks on the scene there. when we zoom in look at the black mes
her backyard where they huddled before breaking down another fence to get to the home where gerald villabrille would later be found the next morning. >> that was terrifying when the house caught on fire. i saw the flames immediately when it caught on fire. >> reporter: the home destroyed by a fire sparked by the tear gas police used to try to coax out villabrille. >> i don't know if it could have been any other outcome. >> reporter: melissa who heard the gunshots that...
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the chaos in fremont began last wednesday afternoon when an officer pulled over gerald villabrille junior. during the traffic stop he shot at one officer ---critically wounding him ten minutes later he shot a detective at a different location. aha officers joined in a manhunt for the shooter. eventually zeroing in on a home he barricaded himself in. police tried to negotiate with unsuccessful. at one point they used tear gas which set off a fire that burned the house down. later villabrille was found dead. the hospital. the detective is recovering but the officer who was first shot is still in critical condition, >> pam: lost that game three to one this with game for the shark tank. >> reporter: in the second period ends up when nothing and then to nothing after getting the goal of the power play. carlson puts the to one in nine in the final match at its burger another tack the going to win 31 ahead at eight. killed while doing what he loved. today. the man police call a gang associate accused in the murder of an oakland artist. went before a judge. plus. move over oprah. a comedian's inc
the chaos in fremont began last wednesday afternoon when an officer pulled over gerald villabrille junior. during the traffic stop he shot at one officer ---critically wounding him ten minutes later he shot a detective at a different location. aha officers joined in a manhunt for the shooter. eventually zeroing in on a home he barricaded himself in. police tried to negotiate with unsuccessful. at one point they used tear gas which set off a fire that burned the house down. later villabrille was...
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. >> reporter: fremont police say suspect gerald villabrille fired a shot to break the locks to get into this roberts avenue house. the young couple who rented the house were not home. by the next morning they lost everything they owned including their dog that was trapped inside with the suspect. >> they're all sad, husband, wife, they're all pretty salad because the dog died. >> reporter: -- sad because the dog died. >> reporter: lin zang manages
. >> reporter: fremont police say suspect gerald villabrille fired a shot to break the locks to get into this roberts avenue house. the young couple who rented the house were not home. by the next morning they lost everything they owned including their dog that was trapped inside with the suspect. >> they're all sad, husband, wife, they're all pretty salad because the dog died. >> reporter: -- sad because the dog died. >> reporter: lin zang manages
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authorities identifying the suspect as 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. >> right now, we are in a mode of going out, searching yard to yard, door to door. >> reporter: overnight, the suspect is cornered in this house. he barricades himself. s.w.a.t. teams using flash bang grenades and tear gas. >> we introduced gas into the house in hopes to flush him out. he refused to come out. >> reporter: that started the big fire in the small house at dawn. >> we got fire through the roof. >> reporter: by daybreak, the house still smoldering, the suspect is found dead, hiding in a closet. david, authorities say they don't know while villabrille bolted from the traffic stop. he had no known warrants. the house where he was found belonged to strangers who were not at home and never in danger. david? >> jim avila in california for us. thanks, jim. >>> we turn to the race for president now, and hillary clinton going on national tv this afternoon with what her campaign billed as a major national security speech. she walked out smiling, but she was armed with a list of why she says electing donald trump
authorities identifying the suspect as 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. >> right now, we are in a mode of going out, searching yard to yard, door to door. >> reporter: overnight, the suspect is cornered in this house. he barricades himself. s.w.a.t. teams using flash bang grenades and tear gas. >> we introduced gas into the house in hopes to flush him out. he refused to come out. >> reporter: that started the big fire in the small house at dawn. >> we got fire...
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we now know the gunman, 44-year- old gerald villabrille died of a gunshot wound to the head. the coroner released those findings. the house he had barricaded himself in caught fire. investigators say it is not clear why the suspect fired at the officers in two separate shootings last wednesday. >>> we are learning more about the stabbing of a 12-year-old boy at a bank in san leandro. police say that this woman stabbed the boy during a failed robbery at a wells fargo bank. the boy was in a chair waiting for his family and when the attack came out of nowhere. officers arrested 32-year-old iona hammon from oakland. henry lee is in san leandro with the bizarre happening. >> reporter: frank, this is unfortunate. the 12-year-old boy beginning his summer vacation. and with a relative at this bank when all of a sudden, no warning, this woman attacked him with the pair of scissors. >> a 12-year-old boy visiting from out of state was stabbed several times by a complete stranger at this wells fargo bank. and the suspect, 32-year-old iona hammon stole money from a customer and it started
we now know the gunman, 44-year- old gerald villabrille died of a gunshot wound to the head. the coroner released those findings. the house he had barricaded himself in caught fire. investigators say it is not clear why the suspect fired at the officers in two separate shootings last wednesday. >>> we are learning more about the stabbing of a 12-year-old boy at a bank in san leandro. police say that this woman stabbed the boy during a failed robbery at a wells fargo bank. the boy was...
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. >> he is 44-year-old gerald villabrille, an ex-con with prior conventions for guns and drugs. he married the daughter of the elderly couple who lives here, married her in prison and when he moved in neighbors say there's been constant police activity in the home. villabrille is now dead after a confrontation with police after shooting two fremont police officers. >> oh, my god. just sent chills down my arms. >> reporter: other neighbors say they saw it coming. >> it's not a surprise, and you know, it's very unfortunate. i feel very sorry for the people -- >> neighbors john and jose say they feel for the families of the police officers, but they're glad their street will finally have some peace. villabrille's immediate family lives just on the other side of town here on east san antonio street. they weren't home when i knocked on their door, but neighbors say they are shocked at the news. in willow glen, i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area. >>> we have complete coverage of this developing story online and find extended interviews with police and we have the dramatic raw video fro
. >> he is 44-year-old gerald villabrille, an ex-con with prior conventions for guns and drugs. he married the daughter of the elderly couple who lives here, married her in prison and when he moved in neighbors say there's been constant police activity in the home. villabrille is now dead after a confrontation with police after shooting two fremont police officers. >> oh, my god. just sent chills down my arms. >> reporter: other neighbors say they saw it coming. >> it's...
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. >> reporter: fremont police say suspect gerald villabrille fired a shot to break the locks to get into this roberts avenue house. the young couple who rented the house were not home. by the next morning they lost everything they owned including their dog that was trapped inside with the suspect. >> they're all sad, husband, wife, they're all pretty salad because the dog died. >> reporter: -- sad because the dog died. >> reporter: lin zang manages the property for her sister-in- law who lives in china. . >> this morning i was searching on google and found out the house got burned down and that's my sister-in-law's house. nobody contacted me before that. >> reporter: thursday afternoon police believe the second round of tear gas may have caused the fire. >> because the incident was still active and because the suspect was known to be armed at that point, our actions were measured. >> reporter: the police chief said the suspect was informed about the fire but refused to come out. flames later engulfed the entire house. zang says she's trying to help already sister-in-law file an insurance
. >> reporter: fremont police say suspect gerald villabrille fired a shot to break the locks to get into this roberts avenue house. the young couple who rented the house were not home. by the next morning they lost everything they owned including their dog that was trapped inside with the suspect. >> they're all sad, husband, wife, they're all pretty salad because the dog died. >> reporter: -- sad because the dog died. >> reporter: lin zang manages the property for her...
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this is the latest mugshot of gerald villabrille. according to the news group he was confirmed to be a gang member. it started as a traffic stop on wednesday. police say he shot two fremont police officers in trying to get away. an all out search was launch and he was found at a stranger's home nearby. he claimed to have a hostage which ended up not to be true. officers shot tear gas into the home sparking fire. hours later they found villabrille. >> he had barricaded himself in the house to a location we were unable to get to. >> police arrested two others that were in the truck when he was pulled over. they're facing unrelated charges. the officers are still being treated. one officer remains in critical condition, the other is stable. in the news room, janet o, abc news. >> thank you, janet. so many of you wrote and asked how they could help. they lost everything. their dog died in that fire. a gofundme page has been started. they need a place to stay. i just tweeted this out. stay with us for continuing coverage. we're going to b
this is the latest mugshot of gerald villabrille. according to the news group he was confirmed to be a gang member. it started as a traffic stop on wednesday. police say he shot two fremont police officers in trying to get away. an all out search was launch and he was found at a stranger's home nearby. he claimed to have a hostage which ended up not to be true. officers shot tear gas into the home sparking fire. hours later they found villabrille. >> he had barricaded himself in the house...
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the alameda county coroner's office says gerald villabrille shot himself in the head. police found his body in the closet of a burnt out house in fremont. during a standoff -- police fired tear gas into the home. and it caught fire. the fremont police department tweeted an update today on the shot officers. it said: one remains in critical condition. the other officer continues to improve. >> pam:five bay area mayors are taking action against the growing violence along east bay freeways. since last fall, there have been close to 30 shootings. along those roadways. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with the mayor of hercules. and explains what the cities want done. the san jose sharks just couldn't get it done tonight at home against the pittsburg penguins. this was their only score in the third period. the penguins now lead the series three games to one. kron4 sports reporter mark carpenter has reaction from the s-a-p center. "purpose was to have the five mayors have a say so the jets think we did. >> reporter: force made up of the district's attorney's office of caltran
the alameda county coroner's office says gerald villabrille shot himself in the head. police found his body in the closet of a burnt out house in fremont. during a standoff -- police fired tear gas into the home. and it caught fire. the fremont police department tweeted an update today on the shot officers. it said: one remains in critical condition. the other officer continues to improve. >> pam:five bay area mayors are taking action against the growing violence along east bay freeways....
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gerald villabrille jr.. and that's because he had failed to appear in court for unrelated charges a week prior. friday an autopsy was scheduled to be performed on gerald villabrille jr.. the man fremont police say he shot 2 police officers on wednesday before barricading himself in this home. tear gas fired by swat team members set the house on fire and his body was found inside. friday, what was left of the house was boarded up. those who live nearby were trying to get back to normal life. >> it was terrifying. if he would've got of hold of hostages if you would've chosen my house he would've had 3 hostages. >> reporter: she lives to homes down. she says she and her daughter and 18-month-old granddaughter were inside when swat team officers knocked down her fence to search for backyard for the suspect. >> we were very scared. if he is crazy enough to shoot 2 cops he will shoot anyone. at that point he doesn't care for human life. he doesn't care for anyone. >> reporter: the motive for the shooting remains u
gerald villabrille jr.. and that's because he had failed to appear in court for unrelated charges a week prior. friday an autopsy was scheduled to be performed on gerald villabrille jr.. the man fremont police say he shot 2 police officers on wednesday before barricading himself in this home. tear gas fired by swat team members set the house on fire and his body was found inside. friday, what was left of the house was boarded up. those who live nearby were trying to get back to normal life....
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the officers were shot by a man named gerald villabrille. police found his body in the closet of a house that was burned down in fremont after an hours-long standoff at the home. >> pam:the san jose police officer killed while on duty. was escorted by a police motorcade to a los gatos funeral home this afternoon.officer michael katherman's casket was draped with an american flag. and carried out by officers. >> pam:katherman was killed in a crash on tuesday afternoon, while patrolling on his motorcycle. fire departments and fellow police officers. lined the streets in salute as the procession drove by. >> pam:capitol flags were flown at half- staff. in honor of the 34-year- old officer. and a memorial continues to grow outside of the san jose police department. katherman was an 11-year veteran on the force. >> pam:his memorial will be held on tuesday. at the s-a- p center in san jose. >> steve: tonight: new details about what was happening inside the pulse nightclub during the orlando the terror attack. >> pam:we are now learning about text
the officers were shot by a man named gerald villabrille. police found his body in the closet of a house that was burned down in fremont after an hours-long standoff at the home. >> pam:the san jose police officer killed while on duty. was escorted by a police motorcade to a los gatos funeral home this afternoon.officer michael katherman's casket was draped with an american flag. and carried out by officers. >> pam:katherman was killed in a crash on tuesday afternoon, while...
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now last week the two officers were involved in a gun battle with this man here. 44-year-old gerald villabrille. he led police on an all day manhunt and found dead inside the fremont home where he barricaded himself. the coroner's office says he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> a woman with a stolen ambulance led them to treasure island. she stole it in front of the ambassador hotel at 8:00 this morning. while the ambulance crew was treating another woman inside. the driver took that ambulance through city streets right onto the bay bridge. the police say the woman lost control as he took that buena exit and wound up stuck on the guardrail and the ambulance caught fire then. investigators are trying to figure out how the woman was able to steal the ambulance. >>> even though the ambulance is on, it gets turned on and the keys get taken out and the ambulance stays on and locks up. how to this occurred and whether the ambulance crew did this procedure, if they had it turned out or if the ambulance was unlocked, we don't know and that's part of the investigation. >>> the woman behind t
now last week the two officers were involved in a gun battle with this man here. 44-year-old gerald villabrille. he led police on an all day manhunt and found dead inside the fremont home where he barricaded himself. the coroner's office says he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> a woman with a stolen ambulance led them to treasure island. she stole it in front of the ambassador hotel at 8:00 this morning. while the ambulance crew was treating another woman inside. the driver...
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a few minutes, she believed she may come face to face with a man who just shot two officers gerald villabrilleen she heard her fence being torn down. >> i heard the crashing. >> reporter: it was the s.w.a.t. team in the backyard that broke another fence to get to the home where villabrille barricaded himself. >> that was terrifying when the house caught on fire. i saw the flames immediately after -- when it caught on fire. >> reporter: the home set on fire by tear gas used by police to try and coaxed him out. it's now a spectacle in the town. >> i checked the house off. >> reporter: he saw it on the news and like so many, came bay to see where villabrille would later be found dead. >> it saves the taxpayers money. that's the truth. he had no regard to anybody else's life. >> they broke the gate down here. >> reporter: melissa, who heard those gunshots that hit an officer, now left like so many to recover from a criminal's violent crime spree. >> the fact that he was just willing to shoot two police officers, if he would do that, he will shoot anybody. he was completely out of his mind. >> repo
a few minutes, she believed she may come face to face with a man who just shot two officers gerald villabrilleen she heard her fence being torn down. >> i heard the crashing. >> reporter: it was the s.w.a.t. team in the backyard that broke another fence to get to the home where villabrille barricaded himself. >> that was terrifying when the house caught on fire. i saw the flames immediately after -- when it caught on fire. >> reporter: the home set on fire by tear gas...
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the alameda county coroner says the gunman, jailed we are brea died of a self-inflicted -- gerald villabrillericaded himself overnight and died of a self-inflicted wound. we are told one victim is making good progress and the other remains in critical condition. >>> governor jerry brown's plan to reduce the state's prison population will most likely go before voters in november. the california supreme court ruled today that brown did not initially got a ballot to get his plan to voters. brown submitted nearly the double of needed signatures to qualify his parole initiative. the governor's new proposal will ease a strict sentencing law that he actually enacted in the 1970s. >>> the penguins clinched another win tonight. now, pittsburgh leads the series 3-1 but it's not over yet. >> it is not over yet. they hit the road for game five in pittsburg thursday. scott reiss joins us from the sap center and has more on this upset. the sharks just had trouble from the beginning.>> reporter: couldn't hear the last couple seconds, good timing on the plane overhead but i can tell you excitement is overflo
the alameda county coroner says the gunman, jailed we are brea died of a self-inflicted -- gerald villabrillericaded himself overnight and died of a self-inflicted wound. we are told one victim is making good progress and the other remains in critical condition. >>> governor jerry brown's plan to reduce the state's prison population will most likely go before voters in november. the california supreme court ruled today that brown did not initially got a ballot to get his plan to...
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this is a mugshot of gerald villabril villabrille. wednesday during traffic stop. it turns out the truck he was driving was stolen. a heated confrontation began and police say villabrille shot two police officers. when police contacted him, he claimed to have a hostage which claimed not to be true. officers ended up shooting tear gas into the home sparking a fire and hours later villabrille was found inside. >> we made rescue attempts, rescue attempts to get into the house but he had barricaded himself into a location we were unable to safely get to. >> villabrille's death is now being determine. the two officers shot are being treated at the regional center in san jose. one officer remains in critical condition. the other remains stable. i'm janet o, abc news. >> thank you so much, janet. so many of you tweeted yesterday, how can you help a couple whose home was lost in a fiery standoff. their cousin said they lost everything including a dog in that fire. they were chosen by that stranger. they need money to stay and daily needs. so
this is a mugshot of gerald villabril villabrille. wednesday during traffic stop. it turns out the truck he was driving was stolen. a heated confrontation began and police say villabrille shot two police officers. when police contacted him, he claimed to have a hostage which claimed not to be true. officers ended up shooting tear gas into the home sparking a fire and hours later villabrille was found inside. >> we made rescue attempts, rescue attempts to get into the house but he had...
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today police identified the suspected gunman as 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. from san jose. as for the two officers, both remained in the hospital tonight. one is in critical condition, the other stable. ktvu's paul chambers is following the developments and he's at the hall -- at the hospital in san jose where both of those officers are being treated for gunshot wounds. paul? >> reporter: julie, it's been more than 30 hours since that tragic scene in fremont. since then these hospitals have been flooded with first responders, coming to show their support for the wounded officers. earlier today fremont police chief spoke for the first time giving us a detailed report and outline about the incident that ended with suspect dead. police cruisers from different agencies sit outside regional medical center of san jose. it's been this way since wednesday when he fremont police detective and an officer was shot while on duty. the officer is still in critical condition. >> the next 24 to 48 hours are critical for him. there's reason to believe that he can survive these injuries. >>
today police identified the suspected gunman as 44-year-old gerald villabrille jr. from san jose. as for the two officers, both remained in the hospital tonight. one is in critical condition, the other stable. ktvu's paul chambers is following the developments and he's at the hall -- at the hospital in san jose where both of those officers are being treated for gunshot wounds. paul? >> reporter: julie, it's been more than 30 hours since that tragic scene in fremont. since then these...
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gerald villabrille was killed in a burning home yesterday.en convicted of assault, drugs and weapons crimes. he was wanted for meth possession on wednesday and identity theft charges when he was approached by an officer. investigators say that villabrille fled after wounding the two officers yesterday. then he barricaded himself inside an unoccupied home. the house caught fire as officers lobbed tear gas inside. the officers remain hospitalized at regional medical center in san jose. one is in critical condition. the other officer is listed as stable. >>> some new theories about why the ucla gunman chose an engineering professor as his only target. the shooter may have been fuming over computer code. mainak sarkar used to be a phd student in bill klug's department. in a recent blog post, sarkar wrote that klug is a very sick person and alleges the professor stole his code. sarkar was one of several students and professors working on klug's main project which has been called, a virtual heart. a massive computer code. but klug's colleagues say
gerald villabrille was killed in a burning home yesterday.en convicted of assault, drugs and weapons crimes. he was wanted for meth possession on wednesday and identity theft charges when he was approached by an officer. investigators say that villabrille fled after wounding the two officers yesterday. then he barricaded himself inside an unoccupied home. the house caught fire as officers lobbed tear gas inside. the officers remain hospitalized at regional medical center in san jose. one is in...
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gerald villabrille junior,'s body was found inside a fremont home that burst into flames yesterday. investigators say that he had spent time in prison for drugs, assault and weapons crimes. he is wanted for meth possession and identity theft charges. >> later this morning, former 49er dana stubblefield is expected to be arraigned in a santa clara county courtroom. stubblefield faces five felony charges for the alleged sexual assault of a developmentally disabled woman at his morgan hill home last year. he says she was at his home interviewing for a babysitting job. stubblefield says they had consensual sex. >>> oracle turned into "roar- acle" last night and the warriors won the first game against the cavs in the nba fines but the bench wars the secret to their success. while steph curry and klay thompson struggled to shoot under strong defense from the cavs, players from the golden state bench rose to the occasion scoring double digits to secure the big win. >> fireworks lit the sky above oracle last night to celebrate the big game one win. tickets for sunday's game 2 at oracle are
gerald villabrille junior,'s body was found inside a fremont home that burst into flames yesterday. investigators say that he had spent time in prison for drugs, assault and weapons crimes. he is wanted for meth possession and identity theft charges. >> later this morning, former 49er dana stubblefield is expected to be arraigned in a santa clara county courtroom. stubblefield faces five felony charges for the alleged sexual assault of a developmentally disabled woman at his morgan hill...
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as gerald villabrille later killed himself during a standoff with police. returna teacher has been arrested >> pam: 82 and has spent all rested-- a teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sex crimes. against one of his students in palo alto. >> pam:this is the booking picture of 46 year-old ronnie farrell. a 9th grade science teacher at palo alto high school. he is charged with four felonies, including child molestation and sexual battery. police say. farrell had an on-going private messaging chat with a 15-year-old female student, who agreed to help him with some work in his classroom last week. >> pam:he allegedly touched the girl's breasts and placed her hand on his groin area , over his clothing. she told her parents who went to police. who then helped her arrange a second meeting with the >> pam:meeting with the teacher. when >> pam:happening right now in the south bay: a vigil for the victims of the orlando nightclub massacre. kron 's charles clifford is in san jose where the crowd is gathering. >> reporter:charles? >> reporter: >> j.r.: >> reporter
as gerald villabrille later killed himself during a standoff with police. returna teacher has been arrested >> pam: 82 and has spent all rested-- a teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sex crimes. against one of his students in palo alto. >> pam:this is the booking picture of 46 year-old ronnie farrell. a 9th grade science teacher at palo alto high school. he is charged with four felonies, including child molestation and sexual battery. police say. farrell had an on-going...
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it's not yet known when the suspect, identified as 44-year-old gerald villabrille died.not home when the incident unfolded. let's look at the commute. >> here 101 looks very bad, but look at your map. this is at 680, and on the map you see the slowing very mild, actually here. starting to light up for most of the south bay, but west 273 at lawrence expressway, we have a crash blocking. you have two slow lanes. it looks like it might have just cleared by the traffic pattern. recovery into the rest of the eastbound direction moving smoothly there. rest of the east bay moves well towards the bay bridge toll plaza. and look at the bay bridge toll plaza itself. no problems. metering lights should be turned off any second, but i can't do anything about this. sorry. >> depends on where you are, where that traffic is. another update in half an hour. hope you have a great friday. stay cool. >>> we're back at 8:to 30 on a friday morning. >> it's summer, has to be a concert day. mr. luke bryan is about to take our stage. we're excited to have you. >> you ever have concerts where it
it's not yet known when the suspect, identified as 44-year-old gerald villabrille died.not home when the incident unfolded. let's look at the commute. >> here 101 looks very bad, but look at your map. this is at 680, and on the map you see the slowing very mild, actually here. starting to light up for most of the south bay, but west 273 at lawrence expressway, we have a crash blocking. you have two slow lanes. it looks like it might have just cleared by the traffic pattern. recovery into...