new york police department tweeted our thoughts this afternoon are with the family and friends of hayward pd sergeant scott lunger, killed in the line of duty today. sergeant lunger is the fourth hayward police officer killed in the line of duty. according to a memorial page the last officer who died was benjamin orchester. he was stabbed to death in 1987. officer george vierra was shot and killed in 1929. the last officer to be killed in the line of duty was officer johnson of san jose. a suicidal man shot and killed johnson back in march. police returned fire and killed the suspect. >>> here is a live look now at the memorial at the hayward police department. people continue to drop off flowers and cards to remember this man. not just the support sergeant lunger but also a show of support for every police department in the area. now, we'll be constantly updating our digital a platforms on this story. you can find each new turn in this investigation. and it is an active investigation. you can find it on our free nbc bay area app, also via facebook and twitter. >>> more news now. new at 5:00

jodi hernandez joins us from the hayward pd with the latest on the investigation. reporter: raj, the hayward police chief says that this department is really suffering. she says sergeant scott lunger as you can see here was a warrior, a leader who inspired others every day. today, july 22nd 2015, became his end of watch. >> we have really suffered a tremendous loss today. and the world is a little bit worse for him being gone. >> scott loved this job, he did it eagerly. it is a tragedy that this has happened that someone has done this. >> reporter: calling it a dark and devastating day, hayward police are dealing with the loss of one of their finest. they say sergeant scott lunger was shot and killed after he pulled over a pickup truck driving erratically through a hayward neighborhood at about 3:00 this morning. >> my partner down partner down. >> reporter: police say the officer's partner fired back into the suspect's vehicle. a short time later, the bullet-riddled truck was found abandoned in east oakland. >> based on the information from the vehicle, we have id

jail but was soon brainwashed by mike's neighbors, scott poller and darin and forced to come to hayward pdhter ] >> in 2001, he became a hayward police officer. his badge number as a police officer was 314, 314, penal code for indecent exposure. [ laughter ] as you heard, he was a field training officer and served in the gang unit. he was soon promoted to sergeant and later ran both of those units. he was a member of the special response unit and became a team leader. in 2013, he became a part of the lives of trevor, ethan, and jen and their family. fast forward to last week. on tuesday morning, i have a faulty light switch in front of my house and i wanted to fix it so that i could turn on the lights, put a bluelight on there for upcoming memorial stuff. so i texted scottie and then i felt really guilty because i realized that he worked that night. i texted him, hey, scottie, call me, i'm about to fry myself and you're going to feel really guilty if i die. he called me as soon as he woke up and walked me through fixing the light switch so i could have a blue light if i needed one. later o

was soon brain washed by mike's neighbors scott cooler and darren nishemoto and forced to come to hayward pdame a hayward police officer. his badge number as police officer was 314. 314. penal code for indecent exposure. [ laughter ] >> as you heard, he was a field training officer and served in the gang unit. he was soon promoted to sergeant and later ran both of those units. he was a member of the special response unit and became a team leader. in 2013, he became a part of the lives of trevor, ethan and jen and their family. fast forward to last week. on tuesday morning i had a faulty light switch in front of my house and i wanted to fix it so that i could turn on the lights, put a blue light on there for upcoming memorial stuff. so i texted scotty. then i felt guilty because i realized that he worked that night. i texted hey scotty call me, i am about to fry myself and you are going to feel really guilty if i die. he called me as soon as he woke up and walked me through fixing that light switch so i didn't fry myself so that i could have a blue light if i needed one. later on tuesday he f

our hearts and minds are with hayward pd and the family of sergeant scott lunger. his sacrifice will not be forgotten. again, there are so many messages on social media, these are just a few of them. today's shooting has brought out an incredible show of support. tonight at 10:30, how the community is coming together to pay tribute to sergeant scott lunger. stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for continuing coverage. we're also posting updates on twitter, on facebook, and ktvu mobile apps. >>> it's being called a case of modern day slavery, a woman sexually abused and forced to live in a closet for a year. at 10:45, what we're learning about her alleged captors. >> tracking cooler weather around here. especially in the inland bay valleys. as we head toward thursday, what can you expect? will there be drizzle at the coast? and how warm will it be in the inland neighborhoods. >> first, a live report on a wildfire in rural napa county, that has burned 1,000 acres and also forced some evacuations. my name is kieran griffin. i work here at five star auto care in rocklin califor

the livermore police department tweeted out, our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to the hayward pd and the family of sergeant lunger, who was killed in a horrific shooting this morning. >> and the san francisco office of the chp tweeted, stay strong, brothers, sisters of the hayward police department. we are sorry for your loss. >> and we will be following this story closely throughout the day. head to our website, cbssf.com for more information and join us tonight at 5:00 right here on kpix 5 for more details on exactly what happened. >>> the suspect accused of killing a woman on san francisco's pier 14 faced a judge this morning. francisco sanchez appeared for a brief hearing in san francisco. the judge set a court date next week when the preliminary hearing date will be decided. sanchez is an undocumented immigrant who has been deported five times. he is accused of killing kate steinle this morning and her relatives are having a voice in a national debate. in her memory they urge a tough line against illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes. yesterday, her father testified b

police chief says sergeant lunger's death stirs up bad memories, but she is offering help to the hayward pd. >> we are going to work with them. it not every day that we have something like that. but we have dealt with that, unfortunately, that kind of tragedy. so we want to help guide them through these times. >> a separate news chief has announced he is retiring next january. >>> the man accused of killing five people in modesto last weekend has been transferred back from san jose. we received this new booking photo here just a few hours ago that shows 30-year-old martin martinez from the county jail. so far he has been arrested in connection with the death of a two-year-old, christopher ripley. 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 neigh

reporter:there has been an outpouring department heal.as members other bay area communties come to hayward pd>> reporter:and people from the community.also came and left station house. >> reporter:those i talked to it's not because they knew lunger personally.but because they felt compelled to do something. >> i just feel obligated to these guys. they do not get the credit that they deserve. i just figured that i would come out and show my appreciation. >> he is a community minded person and i hate that this has happened to him or his family. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news >> catherine: we have the complete audio of the dispatch called this morning. and a timeline chronicling in the bay area officers who have been gunned down in the line of duty. >> catherine: confessed charleston church shooter dylann roof will face federal hate crime charges. >> catherine: a federal grand jury returned a 33-count indictment against him. >> catherine: he admits that he entered an african- american church last study for about an hour. then shot church members, killing nine of them. >> catherine: roof to

friends and coworkers clung to each other during the two-hour ceremony honoring the 48-year- old hayward pd veteran who was killed in the line of duty july 22. >> sergeant lunger had a saying, warriors work at night. i can only hope that i have done him proud. >> reporter: lucker was shot and killed moments after he pulled over a white pickup for erratic driving at 3:14 a.m. lunger was remembered as a loyal dedicated ethical and tireless leader on the force. >> he was an example of how we should live our lives every day. >> reporter: and to his family, a model husband, father, son and brother. >> you became the man that every proud father and parent hopes his child will become. >> reporter: as an honor guard escorted the casket outside the arena a formation of law enforcement helicopters flew above. hayward police officers gave a final salute and lunger's two daughters embraced the flag that draped his casket and each other. >> my dad wasn't afraid to die. he talked about it a lot. and he always said that dying is a part of life and the only thing we can do is enjoy every day that we get. >

we have hayward pd, chp and alameda county sheriffs all here. officers are standing guard with assault weapons drawn. they have about three streets blocked off meaning essentially 40 families are locked down not allowed to exit their homes from. what we know this began as a car stop on lion near myrtle. shots were fired and then the officer was hit. the suspect fled reportedly with bullet hold in the side of the vehicle: the vehicle a white chevy pickup found in oakland. the injuries to the officer unknown at this time. heavy police presence of law enforcement there, as well. we are waiting for a police spokesman to fill us in. but that's all we know for now. a very active scene here in hayward. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> overnight there were two aftershocks from yesterday's earthquake in the east bay. the original magnitude 4.0 quake was centered a mile north of fremont in roughly the same spot a 2.1 aftershock at 11:41 last night. and a 1.2 at 2:04 today. as andria borba tells us, this is all happening in an area that is overdue for a larger quake.

neither hayward pd nor the da would comment today. court documents do detail a lot of evidence including that he allegedly told a doctor he was shot in his truck. >> i know my son. >> reporter: raquel estrada believes her son will be cleared. >> i'm devastated for the officer that passed away and my son. >> reporter: estrada faces charges of murder of a peace officer, lying in wait and drive by. hayward chief and many officers packed the courtroom in solidarity of sargent scott lunger and their case. their eyes heavy with emotion. none addressed reporters. >> i know there are no words that could even touch, you know, to help them. and i mean, i -- i don't have the words but i really feel for them too. i do. >> reporter: court documents say lunger's partner heard brief verbal contact before he was shot. they say bullet holes are consistent with his wounds and they recovered dna evidence. officers found a nine mm gun and spent casings in the truck. they say surveillance video show three people arriving at estrada's home after the shooti

ask any of my friends how i introduced you, and it was always, yeah my dad, he's the sergeant for hayward pdeah, he's a bad ass. but i don't need to tell you that because if anyone thought you were cool, it was yourself. [ laughter ] but i never told you enough how you were my god-given hero. do you know what it's like to say, yeah that awesome guy on the tv needs to say about all those people? that's my dad. or yeah guess what? my dad was chasing someone at like 100 miles per hour and he tried to stop them in the car, but he ran into a house. [ laughter ] those little stories you told me when you could meant the world and more to me. how many peoples can look around a room and every single person can say, dang your dad was the warrior. you never stopped you fought day in and day out for what you believe in. you made whatever sacrifice, including the ultimate sacrifice, to make this world and mine a better and safer place. you had the courage and the determination to do the things no one else would, because earp just -- you were just that guy. and that's how most people see a warrior, but wh

neither hayward pd nor the da would comment today. court documents do detail a lot of evidence including that he allegedly told a doctor he was shot in his truck. >> i know my son. >> reporter: raquel estrada believes her son will be cleared. >> i'm devastated for the officer that passed away and my son. >> reporter: estrada faces charges of murder of a peace officer, lying in wait and drive by. hayward chief and many officers packed the courtroom in solidarity of sargent scott lunger and their case. their eyes heavy with emotion. none addressed reporters. >> i know there are no words that could even touch, you know, to help them. and i mean, i -- i don't have the words but i really feel for them too. i do. >> reporter: court documents say lunger's partner heard brief verbal contact before he was shot. they say bullet holes are consistent with his wounds and they recovered dna evidence. officers found a nine mm gun and spent casings in the truck. they say surveillance video show three people arriving at estrada's home after the shooti

and the hayward police department said thank you tosome of you who supported hayward pd through thise. you can show your support through sergeant lunger's loved ones and his law enforcement photo to show this photo on your facebook time line. we also have a collection of some of the most poignant moments from today's memorial on our abc 7 facebook page. >> on to other news for now. in san francisco, two police officers are recovering this afternoon after a brawl with a hit and run suspect. and that man later died in police custody. >> this all happened this morning on lombard street in the marina district. that's where we found carolyn tyler who joins us live. carolyn in. >> good afternoon. we do not have identifications yet of anyone involved in the incident. but one sign of just how violent that struggle was is that toppled fence over there. >> the incident began at 5:30 this morning on richardson avenue near the golden gate bridge. a van rear-ended a bmw pushing it into parked cars. police say when the crash victim approached the van's driver, he was incoherent. >> he was speaking

friends and coworkers clung to each other during the two-hour ceremony honoring the 48-year-old hayward pd who was killed in the line of duty july 22. >> sergeant linger had a saying, warriors work at night. -- sergeant lunger had a saying, warriors work at night. i hope i done him proud. >> reporter: he was shot and killed after he pulled over a white pickup for erratic driving at 3:14 a.m. lunger was remembered as a loyal dedicated ethical and tireless leader on the force. >> he was an example of how we >> he was an example of how we should live our lives every day. [ gun salute ] >> reporter: officers came from as far as chicago. >> you can't help but feel lost. the world is a worse off place without him. >> reporter: as near' san leandro to pay tribute to a man described as a fallen hero. >> this is truly a way to honor a person who has paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> following the services here at oracle there was a funeral procession to byron union cemetery where there was a private burial this afternoon for family and close members of the police family, as well. >> very moving emoti

to help the department heal.as members of law enforcement from other bay area communties come to hayward pd to show their support.wearing black bands around their badges.or bring flowers like these chp officers. >> reporter: >> reporter:and people from the community.also came and left station house. >> reporter:those i talked to it's not because they knew lunger felt compelled to do something. >> they just do not get the credit that they deserve. >> i feel the pain. this was a decent officer and you read about what he has done for the community. it is not there that this had to happen to him. and happen to his family >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: it was a very somber scene today at eden medical center in castro valley. >> catherine: law enforcement from across the bay area showed up to lend support. >> catherine: when sergent lunger's body was moved from the hospital to the coroner's van - officers stood at attention and saluted. >> catherine: a lot of local citizens also >>i am here because i want to show how the officers lives matter. >> catherine: sgt. lunger's body

we were told by the lieutenant here at hayward pd, they will release more information at 10:00 a.m.er news conference. we'll bring that to you after that happens. >> thank you, janine. make sure you stay right here with us at ktvu for continuing coverage. this is still a breaking news story. as you heard janine say, 10:00 this morning, there will be another police news conference. we'll have updates throughout "mornings on 2" as well as at ktvu.com. >>> tracking a pretty decent change in the weather. it's like monday is a distant memory. >> thank goodness. a lot of people are thankful for that. some people did enjoy the warm weather. 90% did not. you can enjoy this weather. it's much cooler. a lot of low clouds, a few high clouds. not tropical clouds. thunderstorm activity in the sierra was just going nuts yesterday but mark said thanks for the cool breeze today. it's my pleasure, mark. i think you have a lot of company on that. i believe this will push a lot of the thunderstorm activity east after an unbelievably active day yesterday. 50s, 60s on the temps. it's cool for some. seen

. >> reporter: adding to the intrigue, several san jose pd alum are now chiefs in other cities including haywardcity and los gatos. one of them could easily step into the role bringing institutional san jose knowledge and chief experience. in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> chief esquivel will stay on until january. his 30th anniversary with the force. >>> the man suspected of killing five people in a modesto home is now facing charges for a sixth murder. martin martinez faced a judge in modesto today. he pled not guilty for killing his girlfriend's 2-year-old son last year. in a subsequent incident, martinez's girlfriend's daughter and three other family members were found dead over the weekend. police say martinez is also suspected in those deaths. charges have not yet been filed in that case. >>> the house approved a bill that would crackdown on sanctuary cities like san francisco. it would strip their federal law enforcement funding. it's a debate that started when san francisco's kate steinle was killed allegedly by an illegal immigrant. the father spoke at the house hearings today in sup