in the end, eight people were hit, including 1-year-old hiram lawrence. >> our family needs everybody to pray for our little cousin, hiram, that he makes this through this. everybody is sad about the situation that something like this could happen to a 1-year-old kid. he never hurt nobody. he didn't deserve nothing like this. >> reporter: the boy's cousin, kafani, tells me that hiram's father, who is a rapper, was filming a video when the gunfire started. kafani is also a rapper. >> i'm grateful that my van was there to help the people out to get them to the hospital. i mean, you know, you never know how long it's going to take for the ambulance to get there to save them. it's a good thing people did think to get the people directly to the hospital and, you know, as of now no one has lost their life yet. >> reporter: but his little cousin is fighting for his life. innocent victim of yet another shooting in oakland. >> violence needs to stop. it's senseless. we're having kids being shot and hurt. and, you know, kids a few months ago died. it's like really crazy right now that i'm sitti

is hiram lawrence. three gunmen approaching along the side of the store opening fire on a group making a music video in the parking lot and then chaos, including people who were intended victims, firing back. hiram and his father exited the store at about that time, was shot, the boy in the head, the father in the hand. several wounded. despite all of this, with two dulls in critical and hiram fighting for his life, witnesses are -- not helping and police are frustrated. >> we know for a fact there were a lot of witnesses that saw what happened. we are asking that the public help us to identify who did this. >> reporter: further complicating matters, all victims were taken to the hospitals by private vehicles. crimestoppers is offering a $35,000 reward hoping someone who saw something can step forward and help police and lead to an arrest. there's a vigil for hiram lawrence scheduled for this evening. we do not know where or when. police are continuing their investigation. they have people in mind they

hiram lawrence is about to celebrate his second birthday next month. head last night while he was in his dad's arms. police were here at the hospital this morning we saw eight investigators who spent an hour here. they told us they have not made any arrests. a lot of family members waiting on hiram's condition. they say they are so angry this happened. >> he's a precious little boy. not deserve this. he's not even two yet -- he took part in an act of stupidity. they need to grow up. now my little cousin is in the hospital. >> reporter: the family says the father receive a wound to his hand he was holding hiram. police had a heavy presence here last night and this morning. they are looking everywhere they asked a relative if they could search her car, she said do whatever it takes. they've been carefully watching whoever goes in and out of hospital they were here last night, again this morning for about an hour. they say they have not made any arrests. eight people were shot. the little boy in critical also a woman in critical condition. the other victi

hiram lawrence is just one month shy of his second birthday. it is believe that this surveillance video taken about an hour before the incident shows the father holding the young boy. those are his legs dangling, the father confirms that the young boy was in his arms when the baby was shot. the fathers injuries are minor, but he has been here all day being supported by family and friends crying as he hugged well-wishers. i spoke with the data was too distraught to appear on camera he asked everyone to keep his son in hit their prayers he said the boy is all he has. >>reporter: earlier today police were joined by the mayor and pastures from the community. they said the police in america have their jobs to do but the community must also take responsibility and step forward and help to find a shooters in this case. >> we as a community, we have to say enough is enough. i am tired of preaching eulogies for young men and young women at our church figured i want to preach marriages, i want to preach a baby dedications. we have to do something to say

dice que fue como bagdad por la cantidad de disparos.. 7 personas resultaron heridas, incluyendo hiram lawrence de un aÑo quien recibi un dispar en la cabeza.. s.o.t. 3:00:00 it was like a lot of blood coming from him and the guy was screaming my cousin, my cousin, my cousin.. el testigo dijo que vio como se llevaron al niÑo mal herido y como uno de los presentes dijo, mi primo, mi primo.. la polica dice que el incidente ocurri justo despus de la filmacin de un video de rap.. una mujer y un hombre quedaron en estado crtico.. las otras vctimas, todos hombres de entre 14 y 26 aÑos, estn en condicin estable.. s.o.t. jean quan/alcaldesa de oakland let's not this go on.. autoridades dijeron que an tratan de dar con los responsables y determinar el motivo del tiroteo.. el incidente se da en un aÑo cuando oakland ha visto alrededor de 100 asesinatos, y cuando las quejas por la inseguridad se han multiplicado.. s.o.t fernando pérez/residente de oakland 12:30:00 a un amigo de mi hijo en el futbol que lo mataron por ir a cambiar un cheque.. malena ramrez se fue de la ciudad. s.o.t. malena ramírez/ex resi

his family tells us his name is hiram lawrence, he's 1-year-old, but he is going to be turning two nextmonth. his family says he was shot in the head. several relatives were here waiting for word while hiram underwent surgery. they say they are in shock this happened to a toddler. >> he don't know no better he just going to the store with his dad. he was in his dad arms. i don't know. everybody just pray that he make it. >> reporter: police spent a lot of time at the hospital watching who was going in and out. they've looked through the -- a car belong to a relative. she gave them permission to look in there for anything they could find. police at this point have not made any arrests. eight people were shot, one woman in the hospital in critical condition. there are two in critical. the toddler and the woman. police state other victims in stable condition. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:01. the man accused of killing a vallejo police officer after robbing a bank this month is expected in court this morning. henry albert smith of fairfield is due to enter a flee. please been charged wi

hiram lawrence was shot in theqk head while in his father's arms last night he's one his second birthday next month one relative said he did make it through surgery now it is wait and watch. several family members are here the wait looks agonizing. they were with the toddler all night long. police have been here. we saw eight investigators stop by this morning at about 4:30. they for about an hour they are not any closer to making any arrests. officers were here last night closely watching who came to the hospital and talking to family members, even searched one of the relative's cars. relatives say they are hoping witnesses will help police solve this crime. >> just a sad thing. just sad that people can do this can do such a thing. right now i'm asking for everybody to pray for my family, my sister and my nephew. >> reporter: he just arrived from reno to be at his enough few's -- at his nephew's bedside. he says he hasn't been able to see him yet. there's a lot of hope this little guy can survive this. a total of eight were shot, including hiram's father hit in the hand while holding hi

his family says his name is hiram lawrence, he is a 1-year-old he's going to turn two next month. family members say hiram was shot in the head and he did have to have surgery. several friends and family members gathered here at children's hospital last night when he was brought here. relatives say his father was holding him when the shooting happened. we've been told that hiram's dad was shot in the hand. as you can imagine, the family members are very angry. >> he's a precious little boy. and he did not deserve this. he's not even two yet. he won't be two until december. he took part in the act of stupidity. they need to grow up. now my little cousin is laying in the hospital. >> reporter: there was a heavy police presence last night monitoring closely who was going in and out of the hospital. at one point they searched a relative's car for any clues they could find. we have seen identifies here this morning in the lobby. there were a total of eight people who were shot and one woman is listed in critical condition. police tell us everyone else is in stable condition. amy hollyfi

police say that they have identified some persons of interest. 20-month-old hiram lawrence, jr., is in grave condition at children's hospital oakland. family members say though that the boy has been able to squeeze their fingers and kick his legs. >>> surveillance cameras captured the black friday shooting at a san leandro walmart. it shows the suspects pulling into the parking lot in a dark colored buick and then rob a group of men leaving the store. one of the victims was shot but is recovering. police believe 29-year-old detwone watson of oakland was the shooter. they are still looking for him and two others. >>> the judge throws the book at dr. conrad murray yesterday. he got four years in prison for causing michael jackson's death in the involuntary manslaughter case, the maximum sentence. prison overcrowding will likely mean a shorter term for murray. jackson's family didn't speak during the sentencing. >>> coming up, oops, he did it again. >> sure did. rick perry's big mental mistake during a campaign speech. >>> what's going through your mind right now. >> i don't know. >> tota

in the meantime, hiram lawrence, jr. is in grave condition at children's hospital oakland. he turns two next month. >>> critics of oakland mayor jean quan could begin circulating recall petitions as soon as next week. once organizers make a few minor changes in the wording, they have 160 days to collect nearly 20,000 valid signatures. that's what's needed to put the measure on the ballot. >> a state analyst is giving the sharpest critique about california's high-speed rail project. matt bigler explains the new concerns about how to pay for it. it's always the question. matt, good morning. >> good morning. this critique is coming from the state's legislative analyst office which is the nonpartisan advisor to lawmakers in sacramento. it says if high-speed rail is started construction next year, it could waste $6 billion in tax funds that could go to other projects like education and transportation. roads that need paving bridges that need to be paved up and retrofitted, we are talking about this report nine pages released yesterday. the report's co-author farrah break told th

hiram lawrence was shot in theqk head while in his father's arms last night he's one his second birthday next month one relative said he did make it through surgery now it is wait and watch. several family members are here the wait looks agonizing. they were with the toddler all night long. police have been here. we saw eight investigators stop by this morning at about 4:30. they for about an hour they are not any closer to making any arrests. officers were here last night closely watching who came to the hospital and talking to family members, even searched one of the relative's cars. relatives say they are hoping witnesses will help police solve this crime. >> just a sad thing. just sad that people can do this can do such a thing. right now i'm asking for everybody to pray for my family, my sister and my nephew. >> reporter: he just arrived from reno to be at his enough few's -- at his nephew's bedside. he says he hasn't been able to see him yet. there's a lot of hope this little guy can survive this. a total of eight were shot, including hiram's father hit in the hand while holding hi

relatives we talked to say the boy's name is hiram lawrence a year old but will turn 2 next month. family members say hiram was shot in the head and last they heard he was undergoing surgery. the number of loved ones gathered here at the hospital held steady since taken here by his father. relatives say his dad was holding hiram when the somewhating happened and we have been told hiram dad was also injured. he apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the hand. as you can imagine family members are angry. >> he's a precious little boy. he didn't deserve this. he's not even 2 yet. he won't be 2 until december. you know. he took part in act of stupidity. need to grow up. because now my little cousin is laying in the hospital. he don't know better. his dad got hit in the happen. he was in his dad arm arms. i don't know. everybody just pray he make it. >>reporter: there ace heavy police presence here at children's hospital. they are monitoring very closely who goes in and who goes out. as for friends and family of also hiram they continue to wait for any word on his condition. live at chil

one of the victims was a 1-year-old boy, hiram lawrence. he was shot in the head and is still in a coma tonight. kron4 talked with the boy's father and uncle today. new at 11:00, we are hearing from additional members of the child's family. >> it's scary, but he pulling through it, through the prayers everybody's sending to him. >> knowing you can't walk out and be safe anymore, i live in the streets of oakland. so it makes me feel not even feel safe to walk my daughter to the store. it's crazy. >>> tonight, oakland police continue looking for the shooters in the case as they try and figure out what exactly sparked the gunfire. >> reporter: >> i'm outraged by the senseless acts of violence. this should not be tolerated by this committee. >> reporter: security camera video shows what the cheese is talking about, three gunmen opening fire in a group of people gathered in a west oakland parking lot. seven people including this 1-year-old boy were wounded. >> we do not have a solid motive at this time. >> reporter: police confirm those fired up

hiram lawrence turns 2 years old just a few days after christmas.n monday night three gunmen opened fire at a crowd gathered in a parking lot at a liquor store at seventh and willow. several people were injured including hiram who was struck in the head and is in critical condition. oakland mayor jean quan is asking the public to step forward and identify the suspects that were caught on security cameras. >>> today we'll find out how long several members of a notorious gang will stay behind bars. a u.s. district judge in san francisco there sentence five ms 13 gang members. the group was convicted in august of racketeering, murder, conspiracy and other charges. two were also convicted of carrying out several gang-related murders in the city back in 2008. murder convictions carry a mandatory life sentence. legal experts say ms-13 is a violent gang which has spread throughout the country. the group has operated in the mission district since the 1990s. >>> it is 6:35 right now. the state's top analyst says starting construction on california's high-spe

among seven wounded, 23-month-old hiram lawrence. you can see little hiram in his father's arms seconds before the shots went off. >> as a police chief i'm outraged by the senseless act of violence. this should not be tolerated by this community. >> police say so far they don't have a motive, and while they have identified several persons of interest they need the public's help to track down the shooters. investigators, the mayor and religious leaders are pleading for people to step forward with information. >> there were plenty of people in that parking lot last night, and we need for people to come forward because even though we have video we need people to come forward and identify the shooters. >> police say they are not getting a lot of cooperation from witnesses so far. the surveillance video shows at least one victim pulling out a gun and firing back at the suspects. >> they are not as cooperative as we like them to be, and that is part of the -- that's why we're trying to stand together and actually motivate and try to get so

relatives we talked to say the boy's name is hiram lawrence a year old but will turn 2 next month. family members say hiram was shot in the head and last they heard he was undergoing surgery. the number of loved ones gathered here at the hospital held steady since taken here by his father. relatives say his dad was holding hiram when the somewhating happened and we have been told hiram dad was also injured. he apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the hand. as you can imagine family members are angry. >> he's a precious little boy. he didn't deserve this. he's not even 2 yet. he won't be 2 until december. you know. he took part in act of stupidity. need to grow up. because now my little cousin is laying in the hospital. he don't know better. his dad got hit in the happen. he was in his dad arm arms. i don't know. everybody just pray he make it. >>reporter: there ace heavy police presence here at children's hospital. they are monitoring very closely who goes in and who goes out. as for friends and family of also hiram they continue to wait for any word on his condition. live at chil

people in the west oakland area will gather tonight at 6:00 for a vigil for 1-year-old hiram lawrence. he was in his father's arms outside a liquor store monday night when he was shot in the head by three men wearing hoodies. the boy is in critical condition this morning. the suspects are still on the loose. >>> we can tell you, morale may be reaching an all-time low for officers at the east pallo alto police department. the city will not be paying officers extra for their working holiday hours. >> men and women in blue spending time with criminals instead of their families won't get time and a half or double time. nbc bay area's damian trujillo joins us where they're weighing in. >> reporter: good morning. the mayor says the city has no choice with diminishing revenues. the police officers say expect a mass exodus of cops. the 30 officers and six sergeants involved here in the department. the officers haven't received a raise in five years and are still asking for the same pay and benefits in a new contract. the city wanted to cut pay, so it declared an impasse. council members made

hiram lawrence, turns two in december was shot in the head. his father was shot in the hand. a man and woman also in critical condition. again, police say they are now looking for specific people in connection with this case. reporting from children's hospital in oakland, i'm alan wang, abc7 news. >>> more than 1,000 police officers walked into the occupy l.a. encampment this morning, arresting hundreds. these are live pictures from l.a.. officers in riot gear flooded the streets near city hall after midnight and started dismanling the two-month-old camp. they have batons and guns with rubber bullets. mayor villaraigosa said they were not needed. the police chief says 14 officers made at least 200 arrests with what he called an absolute minimum use of force. l -- l.a. had one of biggest encampments if the country. they were told to leave two days ago. >>> occupy san francisco protesters last night rejected an offer by the city to move to an empty lot in the mission district. in a three hourlong meeting the crowd decided leaving justin herman plaza was not in their best intere

cover but the bullets hit seven, a woman now in critical condition and this one-year-old boy hiram lawrence, jr., shot in the head, also clinging to life. >> words can't explain how i feel like now. high. really angry. >> reporter: this boy is this man's cousin, bay area rap artist kafani. >> i didn't have anything to do with anything. >> we have persons of interest. >> reporter: oakland police confirm that kafani is not one of them and urged the dozens of witnesses seen dodging bullets in the surveillance video to come forward. >> we know for a fact that there are a lot of witnesses that saw what happened and we're asking that the public help us to identify who did this. >> reporter: flanked by faith leaders and city officials, mayor quan said the shooting happened in one of the 100 blocks in east and west oakland that the city has identified as oakland's most dangerous. >> we can change what's happening on these 100 blocks but we need the neighborhoods to join us. >> reporter: but family members worry for a toddler in a coma in children's hospital, it may be too late. >> just like crazy l

. >> he is little hiram lawrence, he turns 2 next month. right now his family praying he'll be able to pull through. he was in the arms of his father when the gun fright broke out in a liquor store parking lot. oakland mayor jean quan visited the family at the hospital. she say it is violence needs to stop. >> we need to say that's enough, that we can't allow the children of our city to be senseless victims of senseless violence. >> at this point police have not arrested any suspects. >>> occupy l.a. is gone from city hall this morning. police raided the 2 mchbd encampment overnight. all but around 200 of the protesters left before that raid to avoid being arrested. city officials say they wanted to keep the process as peaceful as possible and offered to open a homeless shelter for people using the park as a place to sleep. no word on how many people were actually arrested. >>> in the meantime occupy sf protesters say they are not going anywhere. the "chronicle" reports protesters voted last night to reject the city's proposal to move their

has been arrested but police say they have identified some persons of interest. 23-month-old hiram lawrence, jr., in the meantime is in grave condition at children's hospital oakland with a gunshot wound to the head. still, family members have some hope saying that the boy is able to squeeze their fingers and kick his legs. >>> 4:34 now. a developing story in l.a. police have moved in and shut down the occupy los angeles encampment arresting more than 200 protestors overnight. the scene at l.a. city hall still chaotic as several protestors refused to leave. these are live pictures from southern california. close to 50 officers raided the campsite just a few hours ago. some fired rubber bullets and other officers arrested protestors who had ignored the eviction order. now, the mayor had served the "occupy" demonstrators with eviction notices just last week. >>> today might be moving day for at least some of the "occupy sf" campers. the group's general assembly last night rejecting the city's offer to relocate it a vacant building in the -- to a vacant building in the mission district. a spok

. >> reporter: before we get to the video, the 1-year-old boy has been identified as hiram lawrence.tigators exiting the children's hospital behind me. we asked them questions, gave us an update. the boy is still alive clinging to life this morning in critical condition. they don't have any suspects. and they are not questioning anyone at this time, they tell me. but yeah, it was a dramatic video. it was the scene of a rap music video being shot at the parking lot of the a liquor store here in oakland on 7th and willow. look at the video. there is a group of people hanging out at the parking lot and all of a sudden you will see people running for cover getting away, ducking under the truck. you might notice that one is firing back at the shooters three people with hooded sweatshirts are rounding the corner firing at the crowd one of them staying longer than the other two staying on the front lines. now all of the victims were rushed to the hospital by the time officers arrived. oakland police say a lot of witnesses were at the scene and should come forward. >> we are asking the assis

loved ones continue to flow into oakland children's hospital for 1-year-old hiram lawrence.monday night three gunmen opened fire into a crowd in the parking lot at 7th and willow. seven people were injured including the little boy who was hit in the head. relatives are looking for answers. >> i have to be strong for my family, but inside i'm hurting. i mean it's ridiculous. it's got to stop. a lot of innocent people are getting hurt. >> we need to say that's enough, that we can't allow the children of our city to be senseless victims of senseless violence. >> police have looked at surveillance video from the scene and they say they have identified several people of interest. >>> san leandro police right now looking for three men in connection with the black friday shooting in a walmart parking lot. officers say this man, 29-year-old detwan watson of oakland is the gunman in the attempted robbery. he's considered armed and dangerous. we have surveillance video to show you from the early morning attack. in the highlighted area you can see three men approach the suspects. one o

. >> reporter: his name is hiram lawrence, clinging to life in critical condition. 1-year-old was rushed to children's hospital soon after that shooting happened around 6:30 last night at a liquor store parking lot at 7th and willow street. it was part of the shooting of a rap video, all caught on tape. the crowd is at the parking lot and all of a sudden duck for cover, flee, some of them under trucks for protection. the assailants, three of them seen wearing hooded sweatshirts. nearby businesses say they heard about 30 to 40 shots fired. police are looking for those three assailants. they think they are teenagers and a man in his 30s. they got away in a dark colored older buick getaway car fleeing west on 7th street. now, kafani the local rapper denies that this has anything to do with him. he says he was not shooting a video last night, he was not shot, but that the one-year-old boy is his cousin. speaking of the other victims there were seven others. one of the them a female adult is also in critical condition this morning. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> tod

the almost two year old boy is being identified this morning as hiram lawrence. he is shot in the head and in a coma and in critical condition we are hearing from the boy's family members about what they're going through. >> is is carried in the he is pulling through it, through the prayers that everyone is sending the family definitely appreciated. >> knowing they cannot even walked out and were your kids cannot even be safe anymore i live in the city of oakland and with this going on it makes me scared to walk my daughter to the store is crazy. >>justine: meanwhile the bay area rapper kafani arps--is calling this a senseless. two of his cousins were injured including the little boy. he says that they were driving the van with his face on it but he was not there. he says he wants this to stop. >> words cannot express how angry we are and how we wish this had not happened. what i saw from the latest carrier is seen like three guys went up there and started shooting it did not seem like they had a targeted to seem like they were shooting. at the end of the day i h

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little hiram lawrence turns 2 next month. right now his family is praying he will pull through.s in the arms of his father when a gunfight broke out in a liquor store parking lot. oakland mayor jean quan visited the family at the hospital. she says the violence needs to stop. >> we need to say that's enough, that we can't allow the children of our city to be senseless victims of senseless violence. >> police have not arrested any suspects. >>> it's 7:26. with a look at the forecast, here is meteorologist christina loren. >> good mork. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we're getting good visibility. you can see for six or seven miles. deep pockets of fog swirling around the bay area, particularly in the south bay. rapidly clearing as we have gusty winds moving in as we speak. this is what we're expecting later today. gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour. that's what we can expect in the elevations above 1,000 feet across the bay area. the interior valley will see breezy to windy conditions. still enough to knock around any lose objects in your back yard. power outa