new year's morning 2009 john caldwell is seen in the infamous cell phone video on the b.a.r.t. plate form. that is him wearing the grey hoodie approaching police officers then walking away as officers ordered him to back off. moments later officer johannes mehserle shot his unarmed best friend oscar grant in the back. caldwell later sued b.a.r.t. for $5 million after he said he was "emotionally and mentally injured from witnessing the death of his friend he has been close to since school age." caldwell had a significant criminal history. the attorney that represents oscar grant's family is traveling in berlin. i talked to him by phone. >> the loss of oscar is bad enough. but this certainly adds insult to injury with this tragedy. john suffered so much and now that suffering will be exacerbated by the loss. >> reporter: calwell leaves behind two children and many family members, some of whom we just spoke to, right now their biggest concern, juliette is who did this and why. by the way they say he will be buried next to his best friend oscar grant. >> joe vazquez in hayward. joe

john caldwell was murdered. the 25-year-old was shot to death yesterday while he sat in a car at gas station in hayward. someone walked up, fired several shots, and then the suspect walk away. police don't believe the shooting was random. >> it happened no broad daylight. that's crazy. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> caldwell is sheen in the video flat form on oscar morning. that was 2009. in fact that was him hearing the gray hoodie, approaching officers, and then walking away when he was ordered to get back. moments after that, he was shot. he sued grand for $5 million saying he was mentally and emotionally injured but fought the lawsuit caming he had a significant criminal background. >> right now, casey anthony is a free woman. she walked out of a florida jail less than an hour ago. karen brown with more on what is next for the mother acquitted in her daughter's murder. >> reporter: after more than 1,000 days behind bars, casey anthony is a free woman. but the freedom comes comes with a price. released int

reporter: two and a half years after the shooting death of his best friend oscar grant, 25-year-old john caldwell was himself murdered. >> happened in broad daylight which is real crazy too. >> i don't know, it is just dum, i think it is. >> reporter: caldwell was sitting in a car at a gas station around 5:30 p.m. friday when someone walked up and fired several rounds. the suspect ran away. police searched the area but never found the gunman. investigators say they don't believe the shooting was random but they are not elaborating on a motive. new year's morning 2009 caldwell is seen in the infamous cell phone video on the b.a.r.t. platform. that is him in the grey hoodie. officer johannes mehserle shot his unarmed best friend oscar grant in the back. caldwell later sued b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. the attorney that represented oscar grant's family is traveling in berlin. i talked to him by phone. >> losing oscar was bad enough. this certainly is adding insult to injury. suffered so much. now that suffering will be exacerbated by the loss of john too. >> reporter: the lawyer tells me he is unaware of any a

police say someone fired at john caldwell's car last night and took off. he was on the train platform on new year's day 2009 when oscar grant was shot and killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. his family and friends gathered tonight at the gas station where he was found to say goodbye. >> we love him and what happened to him should not have happened. but i can finally say he is at rest now. he a at rest and he will be buried right next to oscar. he has a plot right next to oscar his very best friend. >> police still don't know the mow of it but don't think the shooting was random. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit pending against bart claiming he was mistreated by another bart officer during the new year's day altercation. >>> a 12-year-old in san jose is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after being hit by an suv while riding his bike on the 1300 block of chipmunks avenue. police interviewed the 32 -- of hicks avenue. police have not been able to determine the cause of the collision. one cyclist who lives nearby says cars

family and friends of 25-year-old john caldwell gathered for a candle light vigil tonight just across the street from st. rose hospital where he was gunned down yesterday. >> he was just at the gas station, like you and i. >> reporter: someone walked up to his car at 5:30 last night and shot him multiple times. it doesn't appear random, they say. family members say this killing is especially difficult, because caldwell was best friends with osgar grant. grant is the man shot and killed by a b.a.r.t. police officer in 2009. caldwell was on that platform that night, as well and filed a lawsuit against b.a.r.t. that case has not gone to trial. caldwell was god father to grant's child and the trauma is overwhelming they say. and family members at tonight's vigil said caldwell's killing is a glaring example of just what's wrng in their community. >> black genocide is really something that needs to end. >> gun control. i'm crying out to the city to help us. let's melt these guns and throw them away. >> reporter: caldwell had two young children and family members say he was trying to break t

family and friends gathered for a vigil yesterday at a gas station where 25-year-old john caldwell was gunned down. someone walked up to his car in broad daylight friday afternoon and shot him several times. in a twist of fate, caldwell was best friends with oscar grant and was with him on the bart platform where grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer on new year's day of 2009. family and friends say these killings are exactly what's wrong with this community. >> you're killing our race, you're killing good men. black genocide is really something that needs to end. >> gun control. i'm crying out to the city to help us. let's melt these guns and throw them away. >> caldwell is survived by two young children. hayward police are still investigating. >>> this morning casey anthony, the florida woman who was acquitted of murdering her own child, is now free after nearly three years behind bars in a very high profile trial. kristen dahlgren has the latest from orlando, florida. >> reporter: in the middle of the night, casey anthony emerged from the jail that's been her home for a

grant's best friend who was on that bart platform has himself been killed by gunfire. 25-year-old john caldwell was shot to death yesterday while he was sitting in a car at a gas station in hayward. someone walked up to him and fired several shots. the suspect ran away. police do not believe the shooting was random. >> happened in broad daylight which is real crazy too. i don't know, it is just dum, i think it is. >> calwell is seen in this cell phone video on the bart platform with oscar grant new year's morning 2009. in fact, that is him wearing the grey hoodie approaching officers and then walking away when officers ordered him to get back. it was moments after that grant was shot. caldwell sued bart for $5 million saying he was mentally and emotionally injured. bart fought the lawsuit claiming caldwell had a significant criminal background. >>> casey anthony is a free woman. about two hours ago she walked out of a florida jail. karen brown with what's next for the mother acquitted in her daughter's murder. >> reporter: after more than 1000 days behind bars, acquitted murder suspect casey an

. >>> a funeral will be held tomorrow for john caldwell, the best friend of the late oscar graham. he was shot sitting in a cadillac nine days ago. so far, no arrests have been made. caldwell will now be buried right next to oscar graham. the two friends were at the bart station in 2009. there will be a viewing for caldwell today at chapel of the chimes in oakland. his funeral will be held tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. at family bible fellowship in newark. >>> the three suspects in the bryan stow beating are set to be formally charged tomorrow in los angeles. we're learning more about what led investigators to arrest them. los angeles times reports, tips about two aggressive fans at the dodgers stadium, season opener back on march 31 led investigators to louis sanchez, and marvin norwood. police said maureen sanchez fit the description of the woman driving the getaway car after the beating. stow suffered cuts to his tongue and face. he remains in serious condition. >>> thousands of people packed into the oslo cathedral. a crowd spilled into the plaza outside. the king and queen wiped tear

. >>> a funeral service tomorrow for john caldwell. the friend of oscar grant. he will be buried next to grant. he was with grant at bart station on new year's day 2009 when grant was shot by bart police. >> thousands gather today in norway to remember the victim its of the friday attack. the prime minister and members of the royal family were in attendance. the prime minister called it a national tragedy. more than 90 people were killed in friday's shooting spree and bomb blast. these are the pictures from youtube of the suspect. police say he has confessed to setting off the bomb at the government headquarters and then gunning down at least 86 people at a youth camp. doctors treating the victims sate bullets were designed to explode inside the body and cause maximum damage. the suspect wrote a manifesto criticizing muslim immigration. >> people are watching debt ceiling talks in washington. deborah with how close and how farah part negotiators are. >> reporter: at this hour the president is meeting leading democrats. the speaker is calling on fellow republican

. >>> back here at home, a funeral will be held today for john caldwell, the best friend of oscar grante are still out there searching for his killer. caldwell was with oscar grant at if fruitvale bart station new year's day 2009 when grant was killed by a former b.a.r.t. police officer. caldwell will be buried right next to oscar grant. >>> trial is set to begin this week for a los gatos woman accused of having sex with a 15- year-old boy. 48-year-old sarah cole was arrested on three felony counts nine months ago. cole made headlines back in 2007 when she survived being hit by an suv that was driven by a drunk driver. her legs were crushed and the community responded by raising money for her and her four sons. the mother of four now faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted of these charges. >>> a young richmond man is expected to be back here in the bay area tonight after being attacked by a bear in alaska. he was among seven people on a survivals skill hike when that attack occurred. we'll take you live to richmond to tell you more about what happened when this group came

someone filed at john caldwell's car friday night and then took off. he was on the train platform back on new year's day, 2009 when oscar was shot by messerly. people gathered at the gas station last night where he was found to say good-bye. >> we love him, and what happened to him should not have happened but i will is a he's at rest now. he's at rest and he will be buried right next to oscar. he has a plot right next to oscar, his very best friend. >> police still don't know the motive. they do not think it was random. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit pending against bart claiming he was mistreated in the altercation. >>> a 12-year-old is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries this morning after he was hit by an suv while riding his bike. it happened yesterday in the 1r5 hundred block of hicks avenue. police interviewed the 32-year-old driver at the scene. they don't expect alcohol or drugs were involved but they still have determined the cause of that collision. one cyclist who lives nearby said cars often drive too fast down the

someone filed at john caldwell's car friday night and then took off. caldwell was on the train platform back in 2009 when oscar grant was shot by a police officer, messerly. people gathered at the gas station last night where he was found to say good-bye. >> we love him, and what happened to him should not have happened, but i will say he's at rest now. he's at rest and he will be buried right next to oscar. he has a plot right next to oscar, his very best friend. >> police still don't know the motive. they do not think it was random. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit pending against bart claiming he was mistreated in the altercation. >>> in san jose a 12-year-old is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries this morning after he was hit by an suv while riding his bike. it happened yesterday in the 1500 block of hicks avenue. police interviewed the 32-year-old driver at the scene. they don't expect alcohol or drugs were involved but they still have determined the cause of that collision. one cyclist who lives nearby said cars often drive

. >>> the investigation continues into the shooting that killed john caldwell, the best friend of the late oscar grant. this happened saturday night in hayward. someone shot caldwell while he was sitting sitting in a cadillac. he will be bushried next to oscar grant. the two friends were at the fruitvale district when grant died in the shooting. >>> the family of michelle le has led another search for the miss -- for the missing student but with no results. more than 100 volunteers combed the hills. some searchers came as far away as florida. she was last seen on may 27th at kaiser hospital in hayward. police are investigating the case as a homicide but her homicide is refusing to give un- - to give up hope. >>> last week prosecutors dropped charges against martian in the baggy pants incident. the ncaa notes u.s. airways -- recently allowedded a cross- dresser to fly without any objections. >>> about 250 running students found out there's not enough dorm space to accommodate them because of the number of fresh men coming in and the new rule requiring them to stay into cam -- stay on c

his name was john q caldwell.s a friend of oscar grant and was with him on the platform on 2009 on new year's day. he's also one of the plaintiffs involved in the lawsuit against bart. hissite has been confirmed to ktvu. that is our report for tonight. we'll have more tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. >> you can find more coverage online at www.ktvu.com and with ktvu's mobile app. thanks so much for joining us, everyone.

his name was john q caldwell.s a friend of oscar grant and was with him on the platform on 2009 on new year's day. he's also one of the plaintiffs involved in the lawsuit against bart. hissite has been confirmed to ktvu. that is our report for tonight. we'll have more tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. >> you can find

caldwell was on the platform when grant was killed and had his own $5 million against bar for allegedly violating his civil rights. this morning we spoke with attorney john burris, he's not representing caldwell but did represented the grant family. >> i have very fond memories of him. he's a positive young man who i thought had a very good future ahead of him. of all of oscar's friends, with him that night, i had a very positive impression of him. >> we are looking for an update from hayward police and the court more's office. the latest details indicate that a ward police believe it was in the a random act. we're live in hayward, christian kasdin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> overnight, oakland police began interviewing a person of interest in connection with the killing of a young woman whose body was set on fire. yesterday the woman was identified as 21-year-old monica rodas, the mother of a three-year-old son. thursday morning police say her body was dumped in the rockridge neighborhood and set on fire. we spoke with her family who says she left home wednesday night with a friend and now they say they're struggling to understand why this all happened. >

hayward police said they don't know why caldwell was killed but they do believe that he was targeted. live in hayward, i'm john sasaki, channel 2news. >> investigators say they are following several leads tonight in the death of a young woman whose burned body was found in oakland's rockridge neighborhood. the family of 21-year-old monica rotis says she left her union city home wednesday night with a friend. her body was found in the street the next morning. friends and family plan to hold a fundraiser tomorrow at the eastlake ymca for funeral costs and a trust for rodas' three- year-old son. >>> oakland police are also investigating a fatal shooting at an east oakland apartment. officers were called to 10 sixth avenue near macarthur at 9:30 last night and found a 25- year-old man from san leandro inside an apartment with gunshot wounds. neighbors are concerned about the violence. >> a lot of bad things happen around here. >> the unidentified victim later died at highland hospital and investigators say no arrests have been made. >>> also in oakland firefighters battled a three- alarm fire downtown this morning

john? >> loved ones are just starting to show up. the memorial featuring a photo of caldwell as well as candles, showed up earlier today, and very shortly there will be a gathering of his friends and relatives at the spot where he was killed. caldwell was shot to death as he was sitting in his cadillac yesterday around 5:30. police say somebody walked up, opened fire and ran away. they do not have a motive, but they say this was not random. caldwell was 25, lived in fremont, and was the best friend of oscar grant. in fact, caldwell was on the bart platform on that fateful new year's morning back in 2009 when grant was killed by bart officer johannes mehserle. they're showing up where this young man was killed. >> i don't know, it's shocking. just i don't know. i don't know what to say, because he had -- it happened in broad daylight, which is crazy, too. i don't know. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> johntue caldwell was the father of two sons, also the grandfather of grant's 7-year-old daughter. caldwell had a $5 million civil rights suit against bart, claiming he was mistr

john, what are you finding out? >> candles appeared here earlier today. in about an hour, there will be a gathering of some family and friends to pay their respects to the young man. caldwell was shot to death as he was sitting in his cadillac yesterday around 5:30 in the afternoon. police say somebody walked up, opened fire and ran away. authorities do not have a motive, but they say this was not a random attack. caldwell was 25 years old, lived in fremont, the best friend of oscar grant. in fact, caldwell was on the bart platform in ruled on that fateful new year's morning in 2009 when oscar grant was killed by mehserle. now those who knew caldwell are showing up to pay their respects where this young man was killed. >> i don't know. it's shocking. just i don't know. i don't know what to say, because heht had -- it happenen broad daylight, which is crazy, too. i don't know. it's just dumb, i think it is. >> johntue caldwell was the father of two sons, also the grandfather of grant's 7-year-old daughter. caldwell had a $5 million i feel rights suit against bart, claiming he was mistreated by another officer on that new year's morning. a short time ago we spoke to the att

caldwell. that is how i got involved in the police business. i found the same position that john described. i had no guide to this. the first died i read was after i had all these responsibilities and i read bob's book. i said i wish i had had this before i started any of these things. i think it will be many similarities in what i say and in the fourth report that i wrote since i retired. they are all available on the web at the institute for the study of war. the sequence i was talking about was that war should lead to peace, not the other way around. the description of the activities that we conducted to accelerate their growth. second, the accelerating combat power in afghanistan, not the classified version of a report that i gave to general mcchrystal and petraeus. the third, creating a police force of law enforcement systems, and the last, which has a portion about police forces in iraq beyond 2011. these are all available to you if your interested on the web. where to start? trying to summarize, as every case is so different, every country is different, every set of situations is dif

caldwell. that's how i got involved in the police business. i found the same position that john described. i had no guide to this. really the first guide i read is after i had all of the responsibilities and i read bob's book. god, i wish i would have had this thing before i started. i look forward to reading yours now, john. so i can act as a voice to yours too. i bet there's going to be many similarities in what i say and in the four reports since i've wrote since i've retired. they are all available on the web at the institute for the study of war. and the sequence that i was talking about, bob, was the sequence of war should lead to peace. not the other way around. and the first is building security forces in capacity in iraq. a description of the activities that we conducted to accelerate the growth. second, the accelerating combat power in afghanistan that i gave to mcchrystal and petraeus. the third, police force and law enforcement systems and then the last which has a portion about police forces, the u.s. in iraq beyond 2011. again, these are all available to you if you are intere