maddy's body was located in that recycle bin. without compromising the integrity of this investigation, i will merely say that maddy's body was concealed if a recycled bin in a way that was not obvious or readily appoint. there was a 15-year old male juvenile who resides in an apartment on the property in the location where her body was pound and he was near when maddy was located. he was subsequently taken into custody. he was property back to the santa cruz police department and interviewed. investigators from the santa cruz police department interviewed this interview into the early, early morning hours this morning. he was subsequently arrested for the murder of madyson middleton. additionally investigators have located evidence that links the suspect to this horrific crime. we have determined that maddy was an aquantitiesance of the suspect by both being residents of the complex and it appears she was lured to the suspect's pant willingly. additionally we have determined that made was murdered inside of the suspect's apartme

the poster said, i didn't know you, maddie, but we still care. the da is planning to file charges and they are considering charges him as an adult. frank? >> i know that maddie weighed about 50 pounds and the police are saying they think the suspect carried her body down to the dumpster. how far away is that dumpster from the apartment? reporter: we believe that the boy lives on the third floor and directly upstairs from the parking structure. we don't know all the details because they didn't want to shed too much light on the investigation. somehow, maddie was killed inside the apartment and somehow dragged shortly thereafter inside the parking structure. there are a lot of surveillance cameras and videos so it's unclear if that played a role in catching the suspect. >> it's sad all around. azenith smith. >> her daughter was like any other 8-year-old girl who loved to ride around on her scooter and she was getting ready to start the 4th grade and lived with her mother in the apartment. her father was remarried. here daughter was active, vocal an

girl and we're learning more about the moments leading up to the death of maddie middleten. >> the only person to blame is that piece of crap. >> tonight, questions remain about the death of that little girl. >>> santa cruz police say she was killed before she was reported missing. a 15-year-old boy, who also lived at that same complex is under arrest for her murder and that maddie was lured into the suspect's apartment where she was killed. we get those latest developments from azenith smith who is following this investigation. >> reporter: that large dumpster recycling bin was in a parking structure inside the apartment complex that investigators had searched and it wasn't until they did a more thorough search that they found her body. police took down the crime tape surrounding the parking structure where the body of maddie was found. they found her remains concealed and hidden late monday night. >> this has been just a horrific horrific experience for the family, as well as for our entire community. >> reporter: kevin believes maddie was killed before she was reported missing. she w

this is where madison "maddy" middleton. ten to 12 minutes they took out a body and loaded it on to the coroner's van. it's believed to be that of 8-year-old maddie. local and state investigators were combing the area with flashlights focusing on the third floor of that same building, where neighbors said the 15-year-old had lived with his mother. >> i've known him for a long time. he's a nice kid. very well spoken for his age. just seemingly a nice guy. so very unfortunate circumstance, to say the least. >> just like a normal kid. he hangs out on the levee with the normal kids. >> yeah to find out it was somewhere here or at least suspected to be someone here one of the other kids here is just -- hard to believe. hard to believe. >> reporter: there are still again so many questions. why didn't the search-and-rescue dogs pick up her scent. we have the view where they took some of the dogs to the path just feet away from the garage and apartment building. there was no indication of a body there. the last-known image was caugh

disbelief as family members learn a 15 year old has been arrested for the murder of eight year old maddy middleton. >> pam:the little girl's body found in a dumpster not far from where she was last seen riding her scooter. >>"it's my belief that she was killed before we even got >> pam:tonight as santa cruz mourns the death of a little girl and reaches out to her grieving family >>we just came to pray for them >> reporter: much of it is playing out live on kron for newsprint after making a second search creek a 15 year old boy was taken into custody moments later. he was charged with her murder. charged with term murder, sources telling kron4 news the she was allegedly raped and strangled. with new details of navvies personal belongings from--maddy >> it appears that she was lured to the suspect apartment willingly. she was murdered and side of the suspects apartment. then carried downstairs to the recycle bin and concealed. we determined that the suspect acted alone and not in accord with anyone else. there was the threat to our committee at this point. as the suspect is now in custody,

maddi's body was found in a recycling bin. >> katie is live with the latest on this. katie? >> the ocean is where this community comes to celebrate life and reflect loss. there are hundreds of people who came to search for maddie and tonight they came out to combine their thoughts and share prayers over their mutual loss. >> any child in this community is any one of our own kids. >> santa cruz is shaken to the core over the murder of 8-year-old madison "maddie" middleton. of your kids kills your other kids that's how we feel as parents in this community. >> police say a 15-year-old boy who lives at the art center killed fellow resident maddie luring her into his apartment. >> she knew him. i think she was eight years old and she had a reasonable amount of trust in him. >> they believe the teen watched them search and that maddie was likely dead before anyone knew she was missing. >> he was nearby when maddie was located. he was subsequently taken into custody. >> maddie attended the boys and girls club this summer and today children made cards for her family. >> there is a l

a community mourns over the murder of 8-year old maddy middleton. and tries to adjust to the shocking arrest of a teenaged neighbor on suspicion of taking the little girls life. good evening. i'm pam moore. there are new details emerging tonight about the crime, the suspect, and the investigation into what happened. we begin with alecia reid, who has been on the story from the critical moment when the child's body was found last night. alecia?? > > alecia : surveillance footage and witness accounts led investigators to the 15 year old suspect. and at the time maddy's body was found he was standing in close proximity watching detectives as they rummaged through the recycle bin. >> : the body was located in the recycle bin in a way that if you merely flipped the lid open you wouldn't be able to see the body. > > alecia : the suspect was taken into custody immediately. police say he lured 8 year old madyson middleton to the apartment he shared with his mother. that's where a kron 4 source tell us she was raped and strangled, then carried to the recycle

we are looking for maddy middleton. we want her to come home. >> on the canine tracking her scent from the tannery art central towards the boardwalk? >> we did have a specialized canine unit in the area and they looked in the surrounding area. so it wasn't just solely the beach area. they were able to track her scent around the tannery area the woodland areas and on towards the beach areas. we're looking at every single possibility. we're looking in every nook and cranny to find maddy middleton. >> how confident are you with the search into the boardwalk area? >> this search is focused everywhere. it's not solely focused on the beach areas. that was just one location of many that we've been looking for and searching for maddy middleton. [ inaudible question snrchlt. [ >> this is an ongoing investigation. we're looking at every single detail. our canine unit was sent in various locations. that's not the only element in this case. so we're looking at individuals we're looking at our neighbors, we're looking at the communi

maddie is only 8. what do you you advise parents to talk to their children about a. >> this is a perfect opportunity to use this case as ongoing into the general conversation of safety so the children make good decisions in their lives and not find themselves in the situation this little girl found herself. >> we often here stranger/danger. this wasn't a stranger. this was with a 15-year-old neighbor, a boy she knew and was confident able with. >> stranger/danger is so overrated. it was a concept from a time when we didn't have a lot of information. the vast majority of children abducted are abducted by someone in their family or someone that knows the family. >> how can a child judge whether or not a family member or trusted friend could potentially be a danger. >> that's a great question. one has to give great information to kids, things like telling your parents where you're going to be at all times, things like being outside with one other person and trusting your instinct that if something feels b

what's the they discovered the body of maddy in the recycling bin. when i was out there at the apartment koment complex. there are neighbors who said i wish i had checked the dumpster. a lot of people are grieving today. >> when you hear that when the search is happening you search the family home first i the report i read she was deep inside the dumpster. >> reporter: she was concealed. she was hidden. detects say it wasn't obvious if you just remove the bin that you would see her body they had to thoroughly look through it. >> when we opened the up the show two families mourning. the 15-year-old the neighbors knew him. every liked him and seemed like a decent kid. >> reporter: right and a -- just a teenager. that's what a lot of people are dealing with. not only the death of an 8-year-old but a 15-year-old under -- behind bars. >> anything about both of the families involved to this and how their reacting today? i know the mother of madyson police are asking that reporters stay away and not talk to her and that's unable. the parents of the 15-year-

maddi's body was found in a recycling bin. >> katie is live with the latest on this. katie? >> the ocean is where this community comes to celebrate life and reflect loss. there are hundreds of people who came to search for maddie and tonight they came out to combine their thoughts and share prayers over their mutual loss. >> any child in this community is any one of our own kids. >> santa cruz is shaken to the core over the murder of 8-year-old madison "maddie" middleton. >> it feels like if one of your kids kills your other kids that's how we feel as parents in this community. >> police say a 15-year-old boy who lives at the art center killed fellow resident maddie luring her into his apartment. >> she knew him. i think she was eight years old and she had a reasonable amount of trust in him. >> they believe the teen watched them search and that maddie was likely dead before anyone knew she was missing. >> he was nearby when maddie was located. he was subsequently taken into custody. >> maddie attended the boys and girls club this summer and today children made cards for her

any memory of maddy coming up it's so hard. it's-- and there's so many of them. >> reporter: santa cruz police chief vogel says police have evidence implicating the 15- year-old boy who lived on the third floor above the dumpster. >> it appears she was lured to the apartment. it's thought she was murdered inside the apartment and then she was carrying downstairses to the dumpster. >> reporter: she was last seen riding her scooter, and was reported missing about an hour later. a crime made more incomprehensible. to find the suspect not an outsider, but someone within. >> we had two children were cared a lot about and now they're both gone. it's really hard for all of us who have watched these kids grow up here. >> reporter: the 15-year-old boy played the piano and liked poetry. >> just a great kid. a role model for all the younger kids. i just, we're all just shocked because not in a million years would we, could we imagine something. >> reporter: one man said he saw the teens and maddy dozens of times walking together. >> every

a k-9 had picked up maddy's scent near the beach. they're spanning their 4-mile radius search area today. >> of course we've expanded the radius of the search. the complex area where she initially went missing has been thoroughly searched and we'll be searching it again. we have water craft. we have aircraft. we have, again, foot patrol out in process right now looking for maddy. >> and again, police want us, the media to keep putting maddy's picture out there. maddy is 4-foot tall, weighs 48 pounds, she was last seen wearing a purple knee high dress with black leggings and a black baseball style helmet. her long brown hair was pulled to the side in braid. police do not believe she ran away. they have not issued an amber alert because it did not fit that criteria. she was not taken away in a car. police want everyone to be vigilant and on alert, and if they do see her do not hesitate to call santa cruz police or 9- 1-1. >> it's amazing how in times like this social media can really come into play. i mean, that little girl's picture a

in the grisly murder of 8=year-old maddy middleton. kron-4 was live as the arrest of a 15 -year old boy unfolded last night in santa cruz. >> reporter: he went to great lengths to hide her body. he lowered mellon to the playground creek she will love him because he trusted her and they both have lived on at this apartment complex for years. please >> reporter: say by that time she was already dead, she had been missing for one hour at that time in 24 hours the police, sheriffs, fbi and residents searched for her. a detective covered her body not too far from the apartment with the suspect, shared with his mother. >> this has been absolutely devastating for me personally and for my staff to read my staff was so hopeful that we would find her alive. and when the news came that she was not alive it was horrific. it was horrible. >> reporter: after watching surveillance footage and talking to officer sprint there is video footage that link the suspect to this murder. reporting live in santa cruz, kron 4 news. >> pam: grant lodes is here to

so while this community mourns maddy they are also deeply perplexed struggling to understand why maddy died and what turned the accused into a killer. >> we have another child from our community who has been arrested and we want to just make sure this doesn't happen again but not by demonizing him. by finding out what is going on. did he really do this? i don't know. >> reporter: the police couldn't say for sure if maddy and the suspect were friends. they were familiar are each other growing up in the community and it appears she went willingly with him to his apartment not apparently realizing the danger she was allegedly in. in santa cruz, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> right now, about 200 people are being evacuated because of new dangers with the "wragg fire" in napa and solano counties. this is after 80% containment, the flames flared up again this afternoon. vacaville police were going door to door to make sure people got out. the flare-up occurred on the south side of the fire but it is within the secondary containment lines. nearly 7,000 acres have burned in this fire near lake berr

we're live on river street where maddy and the suspect lived. david? >> reporter: people were searching for maddy for over a day, including here, where she lived at the tannery apartment complex. they found her inside of a recycle bin. police say they discovered the body after a second search of the complex where she had been playing outside. the body found deep inside a recycle bin in the garage area placed there by a neighbor a teen-aged boy whom maddy knew. >> we found her at ten minutes before 8:00, the suspect was in close proximity to the bin. we took him into custody. >> reporter: because he's a juvenile his identity is being withheld. neighbors certainly know the boy, they're dealing with sharing the grief with the victim's mother and suspect's mother. >> i just know him to be quiet and polite. he rides a skateboard around and plays with his yo-yo. he's been a good kid. >> reporter: police say the boy acted alone during maddy to his report. a pathology report will determine how she died and whether she was molested. it was thought she would be

kiet, what is the boy's status now and did he know maddy?> reporter: well, the last time anybody saw that boy he was put into a patrol car taken down to the station for questioning. about 200 people live at this tight-knit apartment complex. we don't know exactly how well the two children knew each other. live in santa cruz, kiet do, kpix 5. >> we talked with marc klaas last night. his daughter was kidnapped and murdered in 1993 and is now an advocate for missing and exploited children. he says we can teach kids to recognize danger but there's no such thing as completely safe. >> we can never be 100%. we can educate our children and put surveillance cameras around our communities. we can talk to our children. we can do all of these kinds of things but never be truly safe. >> santa cruz police chief says we can expect more information later today. if you would like more on this story, you can go to our website, cbssf.com. >>> in contra costa county, firefighters saved dozens of homes from a fast-moving grass fire in pittsburg that burned near

hanging out all the time, when they were trying to locate maddy. he is now locked up. the apartments, residents come to grip that is this was an inside job. a 15-year-old boy that madison middleton knew was responsible for her death. >> it appears she was lured to the suspects apartment, willingly. additionally we determined she was murdered inside the suspects apartment. she was then carried down stairs to the recycle bin. >> reporter: police believe it happened an hour after she disappeared and before police were called. at first police and volunteers took part in a search operation. they tried to track her. here, you can see one of the dogs close to the bin where her body would be found but she went undetected. her body was hidden out of view. stage two it turned from search to recovery, the 8-year-old was found. >> a secondary and more thorough canvas of the area revealed her body. >> reporter: the district attorney believes he could be tried as an adult. neighbors say he was a good boy who loved yo yos. >> if he did this, it is a horror. we need to figure out how

they believe they have found the body of little maddie middleton. live in santa cruz betty yu, kpix5. >> so tragic. we'll be right back. hey there fellow californians i know you're staying golden by managing your energy use... which means managing water too sfx: rawr especially during a drought. learn to save water, energy and money at energyupgradeca.org >>> baseball up top of the a's playing dealmakers, pitcher tyler clippard traded to the mets for a minor league arm. >> giants norioke was back 0-3. they didn't need him because they had brandon crawford. a two-run shot made it 3-0 and chris less ton allowed a couple shots in -- heston allowed a couple shots in three innings. giants win 12-2. they're a half game behind the dodgers. shocker in baseball. trade deadline coming and troy tulowitzki of the rockies and fremont high school reportedly has been dealt to the toronto blue jays for shortstop jose reyes. >>> hey in san rafael tomorrow night a computer will call balls and strikes at the independent league team. how do the pros feel about umpires

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. >> reporter: throughout the day, people brought flowers to the apartment complex maddy's uncle and a friend also came to the crime scene and said it's hard to see the family in pain. >> i'm sad as hell. are you kidding me? i'm mad that i wasn't here quick enough. >> reporter: the suspect is not being identified because of his age. he is being held by juvenile authorities here in santa cruz county. today the district attorney says that there is a possibility he could be tried as an adult because of the severity of his crimes. now, my colleague devin fehely has been looking into the background of this suspect and joins me now live. devin. >> reporter: len, this apartment community where maddy middleton and the suspect grew up is comprised of a group of close-knit group of artists and their families. and many of them say they feel like they have been dealt a double blow, the death of one child, apparently at the hands of another. now, despite the stomach- churning crime that this boy is accused of, many people who live here vouch for him saying

laura al brecht brought her children to the growing memorial for maddy today. she tried to figure out how to talk to her own children about staying safe. >> we have to teach them how to protect themselves too. and how to be aware of possible dangerous situations and talk to them about not going into other people's houses. >> reporter: but tough questions remain. how do parents in this self-described tightly knit artists' colony convince their children there is no threat here? >> that is the really big issue for us moving forward. is the issue of trust. i mean we have about 50 kids on this property. they all know each other. they all play with each other. they all hang out at house dates with each other. so there is a lot of -- like in any community, a lot of interaction between everybody. so now moving forward, that whole -- there's a trust breach here. >> reporter: kirby, the boy friend of the victim's mother knows the 15-year-old boy arrested. >> for the last six years, he's been here -- everybody knows him, everybody has interacted with him. he's incredibly

maddy. the 8-year-old girl murdered.. and thrown in the ê0 f iìáhr(&c0h,pv"k>> live, from the cbs bay are studios, this is kpix5 news. >> tonight, remembering maddy. the eight-year-old girl murdered and thrown in the dumpster. as many wonder how could it happen? tonight, new details about the suspect, maddy's 15-year-old neighbor. i'm elizabeth cook. >> i'm allen martin. ken bastida has the night off. betty yu takes us to a memorial tonight at the beach in santa cruz. >> reporter: so many people in the community came out tonight to grieve and remember little maddy middleton asking how this tragedy could have happened. this as we are learning new details. sources tell the san francisco chronicle that maddy was sexually assaulted and strangled and her body trashed just five minutes before her mom called police. people who searched for maddy over two days, calling her name hoping for her safe return stood in silence tonight. the community left flowers and lit up part of the santa cruz coastline with candles. >> i want to hon

earlier, we talked to a close family friend of maddy's mother. he says it's just hard to believe, because children play together. it's sort of an artist community, so people who are here, they're all artists and very close knit community. so he says this loss feels like a loss to everyone of a child. this is something which obviously, they're trying to get to the bottom of this. it seems like it's a very difficult thing and something which has been a shock to many of the residents here. >> a heartbreaking end to the story. i know you're going to stay on top of it. if you learn anything else, let us know. thanks very much. >> the chief of police in santa cruz just made this announcement, and here's what he said. >> our detectives discovered the body of a young female inside of a dumpster at the complex located behind me. the body that was discovered appears to be that of a young female, although we have not positively identified her yet, we believe that she is probably madyson middleton. we have arrested and taken into custody a 15-year-old male t

>>> santa cruz police walk us through the frantic search and gruesome discovery of 8-year- old maddy middleton's body. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. maria medina is off this afternoon. kpix 5 reporter kiet do is live in santa cruz with the chilling new details from the investigation. kiet. >> when officers discovered her body in the dumpster they say the accused teenager was standing right nearby. he was arrested immediately. that was right around 8:00 in the evening. he was taken to the stationhouse interviewed overnight until early this morning. police did not give an indication as to the motive or whether or not he confessed. it was a detective who decided to do one more check of a recycling dumpster when he made the discovery. >> maddie's body was concealed in a recycle bin in a way that was not obvious or readily apparent. >> reporter: investigators say 8-year-old maddy middleton was acquainted with the 15-year-old boy and went to his apartment willingly. investigators say she was killed in the hour between when she was reported missing and when officers first arrived on

we're live on river street where maddy and the suspect lived. david? >> reporter: people were searching for maddy for over a day, including here, where she lived at the tannery apartment complex. they found her inside of a recycle bin. police say they discovered the body after a second search of the complex where she had been playing outside. the body found deep inside a recycle bin in the garage area placed there by a neighbor a teen-aged boy whom maddy knew. >> we found her at ten minutes before 8:00, the suspect was in close proximity to the bin. we took him into custody. >> reporter: because he's a juvenile his identity is being withheld. neighbors certainly know the boy, they're dealing with sharing the grief with the victim's mother and suspect's mother. >> i just know him to be quiet and polite. he rides a skateboard around and plays with his yo-yo. he's been a good kid. >> reporter: police say the boy acted alone during maddy to his report. a pathology report will determine how she died and whether she was molested. it was thought she would be

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police say the first hours of the investigation were focused on finding maddy alive. >> maddy's body was concealed in a recycle bin in a way that was not obvious or readily apparent. >> reporter: while police continue the investigation tonight, neighbors hope the middleton family will find peace in the days to come. >> i just hope that every party involved is brought to justice swiftly. >> reporter: the suspect is being held at a juvenile detention facility. the d.a. says in a case like this it is possible to charge this suspect as an adult. they say it is something that's being considered. reporting live in santa cruz michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. the santa cruz artist colony where maddy lived was supposed to be a creative and safe haven where children could play care-free. that trust has now been shattered by the arrest of that fellow neighbor the 15-year-old who lived in that complex. many say he was looked up to by parents and kids alike. nbc bay area's chuck coppola continues our coverage from that very apartment complex. chuck, a double blow for t

. >> maddy was murdered inside the suspects apartment.nstairs to the recycle bin where she was concealed within the recycle bin. >> we are told the boy goes to mission middle school in santa cruz and enjoyed pottery and yo yos. >> just a great kid. a role model for all the younger kids. we're all just shocked. because not in a million years could we imagine something. >> now investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine if maddy was assaulted. although the teenage boy is being held in juvenile hall, prosecutors say they are considering charging him as an adult. >>> time is 5:40. a mistrial has been declared in the penalty phase of the trial of the man convicted of killing vallejo police officer jim capoot. now last week henry albert smith junior was convicted of murder with special circumstances in that 2011 shooting. the trial to determine if smith should get the death penalty was due to begin today. however, a judge declared a mistrial because one of the jury members is moving out of the state and there are no alternate jury m

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we lost two kids. >> reporter: in the eye of 8- year-old maddy middleton her accused killer would have been, if not a friend at the very least a familiar face another child like herself who had been raised in the heart of this close-knit community of artists in santa cruz. >> she was 8 years old. i think she had a reasonable amount of trust in him. we don't believe that she was taken there against her will. >> reporter: if maddy didn't recognize the apparent danger, she wasn't alone. joe says he didn't think the young man he mentored could be a killer. >> he is a stellar boy, kind role model working at camp with kids often. kids looked up to him. >> they all know him. >> he is part of our community. he is a quiet young boy very polite. he liked to ride a skateboard play with his yo-yo. >> reporter: nina porter says her daughter is about the same age as the suspect and said she never even seen him be ill behaved nevermind have the capacity for murder. >> i believe in innocent until proven guilty. i think they should look at all the facts and find out -- i don't think we should be naive

police say he lured maddy to his family's apartment and killed her.u janine de la vega will report on everything from that news conference in santa cruz at the top of the hour. >>> the city of richmond has scheduled a special meeting for next monday. they are finalizing a new rent controlled ordnance. last night the city council held a packed hearing debating several issues including affordable housing. supporters say average rents in richmond jumped 13% last year. under the new proposed ordnance landlords can only raise rents 2% a year. however, all single family homes and rental units built after 1995 would be exempt. the ordnance would take effect in december. in the meantime the city council also rejected a plan to expand the west county detention facility. >>> important meet willing be held regarding the future of the oakland raiders. the bay area news group reports the nfl will meet with the team and oakland city leaders about the status of the coliseum city proposal. so far oakland has refused to use public money in building a new stadium. now

>>> the santa cruz teen accused of murdering 8-year-old maddy middleton now facing charges as an adult. >> we have filed charges of murder including circumstances of lying in wait and committed during the course of a sexual assault and kidnapping. >> the latest details on the case against him as we're getting our first look at 15- year-old adrian jerry gonzalez. good afternoon. i'm exwas. less than an hour ago, the santa cruz county d.a. announced the charges against adree upjerry gonzalez -- adrian jerry gonzalez. our reporter was there live and has more information. >> reporter: the santa cruz county district attorney said the search ended in the worst possible way and now this 15- year-old could face life in prison for this crime. the d.a.'s office formally announced charges against jerry gonzalez. charges include murder, kidnapping and sexual assaultcations. they wouldn't go into specifics but we know they have evidence, including maddy's belongings, witness statements and the two were apparently acquaintances, police say gonzalez lured maddy into his apartment. it was there she wa

this was a song tighted "maddy's song." he posted that song.or remembering the young victim. >>> beginning today the community of hayward will have a chance to bid fair well to scott lunger. he was shot and killed during a traffic stop. there a public viewing from 4:00 at the chapel of the chiles. there are private viewings earlier in the day. a private funeral will be held at oracle. a police motorcade start rts at 8:45 -- starts at 8:45. the procession is expected to arrive at the arena. the funeral will be held at 10:00 tomorrow morning. it's expected to last two hours. our coverage begins here on "mornings on 2" starting at 4:00 a.m. we'll also have live coverage for you of the service here on ktvu fox as well as ktvu.com. >>> 8:36. a mistrial has been declared in the penalty phase of the trial of the man convicted of killing vallejo police officer jim capoo. last week, henry albert smith junior was convicted of murder with special circumstances in that 2011 shooting. the trial to determine if he should get the death penalty was set to begi

i have a maddy myself a 6-year-old little girl. it's one of our worst fears that we have as parents. >> the only thing you can say is you know it's good to see the community come together and i hope that you know something like this raises an awareness, you know. there's really not a lot more i can say. it's just a truly sad situation. it's tough to put into words. >> reporter: as we stand here waiting for the district attorney to step up to the podium for his 11:00 a.m. news conference, not only is the media gathered here but members of law enforcement and a lot of members of the community, certainly some of the people who live in the complex a couple miles away from where we are at right again, waiting for the district attorney to answer a question he alluded to yesterday. that question is whether or not this suspect will be charged as an adult or juvenile. we'll keep you posted. in the meantime reporting live here in santa cruz bob redell nbc bay area news. >> and we will take that press conference live as it happens. >> happeni

. >> the teen suspected of killing 8-year-old maddy middleton is expected to appear in court. police say 15-year-old adrian jerry gonzalez killed maddy in his apartment in the complex where they both lived. documents obtained by abc7 say that the young suspect killed the victim while lying in wait. maddy was sexually assaulted and bound during the attack and her body left in a recycling bin. people are bewildered by the killing. >> so many of us are parents and human beings that hate to see violence. it is right in our face. it is truly hard to believe. >> gonzalez is charged as an adult because of the nature of the crime and he will not get the death penalty because he is a minor but could face life in prison. >> viewers are leaving condolence on abc7 facebook page. if you would like to share this remembrance you can do say on face book. >> mother of mcmath is speaking of the legal battle concerning her daughter. the 13-year-old suffered irreversible brain damage following surgery at an oakland hospital and was declared dead. her family rejects the diagnosis to this day and h

maddy was willingly lured by herself to the suspect's apartment. the two were alone. it's believed he killed her inside his apartment and dragged her body to that recycling bin. police believe this all happened before the girl was reported missing sunday night. police found the 15-year-old suspect near the bin last night when the body was located, they questioned and arrested him and the police chief said the suspect acted alone. >> this has been just absolutely devastating to me personally and for my -- and for my staff. my staff was so hopeful we were gonna find her alive. when the news came last night that she was not alive, it was horrific. it was horrible. >> reporter: just a very devastating day for the entire santa cruz community. they will not say the suspect's name because he's a juvenile. but they say he's peaking held at the santa cruz county juvenile detention center. they wouldn't go into detail on how maddy died and they also said they are awaiting autopsy results to determine if she was sexually assaulted. the suspect, again, is 15 years old. and the di

the people who searched for maddy over two days calling her name out loud hoping for her safe return just stood there in silence. >> i want to honor her spirit. i hope that she's in peace. >> reporter: now, santa cruz police say a 15-year-old boy lured maddy to his third floor apartment where she was murdered. investigators say she was killed in the hour between when she was last seen on surveillance camera and when her mother reported her first missing. police say the boy then carried her body down three flights of stairs, threw it in a recycling dumpster and concealed it. when a detective found the remains monday night, the boy was actually standing right nearby. >> he is just like a normal kid, like he hangs out on the levee with other normal kids and plays with his yo-yo all day long. he doesn't really strike any chords as being a baby killer. >> reporter: the d.a. will have a press conference at 11 a.m. > kiet, is there any indication that that 15-year-old boy might be charged as an adult in the case? >> reporter: yes. so, of the range of charges the d.a. earlier indicated that,

sources say gonzalez killed maddy because he wanted to kill himself. so instead, they say, he duct taped her, raped her and stabbed her to death. >>:he was kind of quiet to himself but when you got in a conversation he was very talkative >> alecia : the comments of his classmates are much nicer than the ones left on his instagram account before it was deleted- hundreds of them hurling insults at the 15 year old accused killer, who now faces charges as an adult. in santa crz, emily turner, kron 4 news. >> pam :our coverage continues online, and go to www.kron4.com for the latest developments on this case earlier tonight. a memorial service was held for a hayward police officer killed in the line of duty. the community of hayward is preparing to lay to rest sergeant scott lunger. he was shot during a traffic stop one week ago today. scott lunger was a 15- year veteran of the force. and a father of two girls. the hayward police chief hopes people come out in large numbers. to his funeral tomorrow. >>:if i could just ask that you come out and support us as

the coroner is here getting ready to transfer maddy's period. before 8:00 p.m. last night detectives found maddy's body inside a dumpster in the garage of the apartment complex where she lived with her mother at the tannery. there are still a lot of questions in this case. police have yet to say how and why maddy was killed and what led detectives to the dumpster. family and friends were very distraught and emotional. this is not the ending they hoped for. maddy was first reported missing sunday evening when she was last seen riding her white scooter captured by surveillance video near the garage where she was found. another family is friending this morning after their suspect was arrested at the tannery in connection with maddy's desk and booked on suspicion of murder and questioned by police. here is how a neighbor describes the teen. >> very well spoken. very kind manner. shocking. shocking situation altogether. >> police are interviewing witnesses and they say the 15-year-old is the only suspect in the case. police will hold a news conference this morning to

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a tragic end to the search for maddy middleton.found the 8-year-old's body in a dumpster. kpix 5's kiet do is at the apartment complex, where the discovery was made. >> reporter: good morning. crime scene technicians have been working throughout the night here combing through that dumpster looking for any clues in the garage below where the complex is located here in santa cruz. we saw officers leaving here a short time ago. overnight police posted on social media that they are heartbroken. >> no one ever wants a desperate search for a child to end like this. >> our detectives discovered the body of a young female inside of a dumpster at the complex located behind me. >> reporter: santa cruz police are confident the body is that of madyson middleton. she vanished from her apartment complex on river street sunday afternoon last seen on surveillance video on her scooter. authorities have arrested a 15- year-old male who also calls the tannery arts center home. yesterday even we saw a distraught woman stomping and screaming in the par

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for maddy. her mother said she would never disappear like this on her own. her daughter always came home on time and was very aware of her surrounding. her mother also telling me that she did hand over her cell phone to police and is cooperating with authorities. >> highway patrol has not issued an amber alert because the criteria is not missing. according to the department of justice amber alert will be issued if law enforcement confirms an abduction took place. the child must be at risk of serious injury or death. if those guide lines are not met a missing advisory is missing in hopes the child runs home safe. >> stay with abc for continuing coverage of the coverage as authorities sent for madyson middleton. we will bring you updates throughout the day open abc7 news. >> the search continues for a san francisco teacher missing for 10 days. ed cavanaugh teaches downtown high school. crews are combing through the el dorado national forest looking for cavanaugh. he was riding the dirt bike with f

. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the same day 8- year-old maddy middleton vanished and was killed the boy accusedf killing her posted this cryptic video on instagram. the comings read, the dreams in which i'm dying are the best i have ever had. they are lyrics to the song mad world. yesterday, the district attorney's office announced 15- year-old adrian gonzalez will be prosecuted as an adult for murder kidnapping and sexual assault. he could face life in prison if convicted. >> when they looked at it as the murder of a small child and what else happened to that small child, they felt that this crime rose to the level that he needed to face society's greater punishment. >> reporter: some social media posts by gonzalez suggest he may have been dealing with depression. according to the "san francisco chronicle," sources say gonzalez told police he was thinking about suicide and killed the girl to see how people would react. his arraignment is set for 8:15 this morning. back to you. >> kiet, what kind of sentence could gonzalez potentially face? >> reporter: because he is a juvenile he is not eligib

. >>> happening today, the teenager accused in the brutal killing of maddy madison will face a judge for the first time. this as we learn who are about who he is. this is the picture of 15-year-old a treen gonzalez from his instagram account. investigators say he will be tried as ain't dult. "today in the bay" bob redell live in cruise this morning with what else we are learning about this case. >> reporter: 15-year-old adrian gonzalez is expected here in santa cruz county court at 8:15 this morning to learn of the charges he is being -- that he will be facing and possibly enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. because of the brutal nature in which eight-year-old maddy madison was murdered the district attorney has decided to charge her accused killer as an adult. some of those charges include murder, kidnapping, sexual assault and a special circumstance of lying in wait. >> we charged this individual as an adult with the crimes for which he is responsible. we are going to bring him to justice and at this point there is no plea deal on anything. >> reporter: this is a picture that gon

this morning. >> stay with abc7 for continuing come of the investigation into maddy's death. we have coverage online and face book. >> a man was hit by cal rain and rushed to a hospital in critical condition. no one on board was hurt. service was disrupted in both directions. it is not clear what he was doing on the tracks. >> mandatory evacuations and road closures in effect after a flareup near lake berryessa. the wragg fire is threat being homes. 150 acres re-ignited forcing dozens from their hems. hundreds were told to leave. some were evacuated for the second time in a week. the fire burned 7,000 acres in napa and solano counties and 80 percent contained. the fire is having an impact beyond the borders. this is a photo of the smoke from wayne freedman and amy hollyfield. have more on the fire at the top of the hour. >> water drops were hampered by drones at the camp park army reserve area. the firefighters battled the flames. the fire burned 250 acres before it was knocked down. two drones interfered with water drops. officials say drones are a risk to pilots and a colli