mario romero was killed. this is his picture. police claim he got out of the car with a weapon, though it turned out to be a pellet gun. the second man was hit and his father tells kron 4's haaziq madyun tells him the story doesn't match. >> reporter: multiple gun shots fired killing mario romero. after putting their hands in the hair, that is what joseph johnson told him as it relates to mario romero being shot to death while they were sitting into a parked car. >> put your hands up. and they immediately threw their hands up. my son basically said mario romero slumped over in his lap and protected him. >> reporter: his son who was wounded and recovering from the officer involved shooting told him police have it all wrong about mario romero exiting the vehicle prior to being shot. >> mario romero never got outside the car. i chance the police department, all police officers have cameras, the way the car was facing and because they had the lights. >>> the family is depending police provide evidence to support the story. >> show us

nearly 30 shots were fired by police officers into the car of mario romero back on september the 2nd. romero got out of the car holding a handgun, they said. it turned out to be a pellet gun. he was on felony probation at the time of the shooting. in a statement released today. the mayor says his request for the state attorney general is not an indication of a lack of confidence in the officers but says "a secondary review will help to establish trust in the process." tonight, kron4's theresa estacio spoke with romero's mother. >> it hurts me to know that an minute person can be killed by an authority. >> reporter: she stands in front of the make shift memorial of her son, mario romero. she tells kron4 that the past several weeks have been very tough, but she shares with us this statement she wrote about the mayor's request for an independent investigation into her son's death. >> the mayor's gesture is a positive step toward justice for my son, mario romero. we hope that the next city council meeting, we will have the votes of the council to bring in an outside agency. >> reporter: r

police department with some officers having concerns that procedure wasn't followed. 23-year-old mario romero was shot by police who fired more than 30 rounds. police say he never fired at officers. he and another man were sitting in a parked car in lemon park, an area known for gang activity. police turned spotlight on the car but admit they didn't identify themselves. romero got out of the car police say they could see a gun sticking out of his waistband they say he turned around and pointed the gun at them, that's when they started shooting. when romero got into the car police got on the hood of the car and fired through the front window. >> the driver of the vehicle exited the car both officers

>> they want justice for mario romero.year-old was a sitting in a car in front of his home. >> the way that they killed him, the way that they executed him, they murdered him. you do not treat an animal like that. >> his mother considers for signed a hero. more than two dozen shots rang out in the car. he covered the passenger but his body. >> i do not want my son's death to go in vain. recall >> the family wants the d.a. to file charges against the officers that killed their loved ones. >> they're charged with murder and attempted murder. >> the police department is out of control. someone has to step and and and make these officers accountable. >> lawyers tell us they're reaching out to the u.s. justice department to examine the police involved shootings that have happened in vallejo. >> temperatures raid tap warmer out there. inland valleys back into the '80s. we will continue to warm as we head into tomorrow. >> the president and the mitt romney are both looking for votes in critical swing states today. if you thought

the young man who died, mario romero, they questioned pie police opened fire they here to feared for their lives and they seed a spotlight into the car at that point. he it touched out to be a bill late gun and the victim's shooter said shed the shooting. >> they reloaded in front of me. they shot at least 6 to 8 times. they shot at least 6 to 8 teams. mop man shot at least -- he shot at least 60 times and after the they found 60 he can it is a i built members five of them have been fatal. the young man wounded, friends have identified him, live in vallejo they are looking for the person they say shot at a man sitting in his wheelchair in front of stahl. he is vibed as an african- american car. the victim does not know the suspect but the two were and using before they opened fire the victim fell out of his chair trying avoid the if you let's. and people were celebrating everything from don't tell don't ask to gay marriages. it is one of the diverse festival in the country. >>> several abilities of vandalism broke windows on 17th street this weekend. also it also inscribed homo febru

friends and family of 23-year-old mario romero delivered a letter to the mayor yesterday demanding anendent investigation. police claim romero pulled a gun when they approached him sunday morning officers fired 30 times, he was carrying a pellet gun. that pellet gun on the left a real baretta on the right see the similarity there is. >>> congresswoman expected to visit the sierra lamar search center this morning volunteers hope the visit will keep the missing 15-year-old in the public's mine. candlelight vigil for her -- 7:00 tonight she was last seen in march. antolin garcia-torres was arrested in may and charged with her murder after dna was found in his car. still no sign of sierra. >>> you posed an interesting tweet, where are the roads wet right now? >> you saw that. that was directed at you. thunder and lightning, oh my what is going on? >>> looks like a few thunderstorms, at least dying ones this was a thunderstorm when it moved through santa cruz an hour ago, three lightning bolts owl of it right now flew fremont through sunol towards livermore in 10 minutes and pleasanton in

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23-year-old mario romero had a pellet gun on him police say he pointed it at them. man were sitting in a parked car when police on patrol 4:00 yesterday morning shined a spotlight on them. police say romero got out of the car, his family disputes that. >> the driver of the vehicle exited the car, both officers noticed he had a handgun protruding from his waistband they could see the grip of the gun. >> my brother was not out the car, the door was not open. if he was anywhere near out the car there would be bullet holes on his door, there's no bullet holes on his door. >> reporter: police fired about 30 rounds at one point got on to the car and shot through the front windshield. they believe romero pointed a gun at them, but say he never fired. he was killed, his passenger was shot, but survive. police found the pellet gun in the car and 30 tabs of ecstasy. this is the 7th officer-involved shooting in vallejo since may, the fifth fatal one. last night some said they are afraid of the vallejo police department. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> also in vallejo two young

getting on the hood of the car and fired into the rough the victim does it identified as 23 year-old mario romero. a search of the vehicle found as to seek an air soft palate, and there is never a handgun. this is the second officer involved shooting in the city. >>> they could have shot him in the arm or leg they don't have to kill everybody >>> police officers say in the darkness they had no way of knowing it was a replica guns. they address the threat as deadly. >>> when officers approached him and an area known for gang activity in the early morning hours she decided to get out of the car and reach for handgun and turnaround >>> the men were on felony probation for weapons charges both officers put on paid leave pending investigation. elissa harrington cbs 5 >>> some of the 35,000 people that spent the to attend the democratic convention are arriving in charlotte organizers welcome guest with a labor day party danielle nottingham tells us how the party plans to talk about their candidate >>> with shoppers in the air and security charlotte is ready for the democrats just days after mitt romney

one point on the hood of the car and fire down into the row of the driver friends identified as mario romero died in the 21 year-old passenger was hit by shrapnel a search of the vehicle found as the sea and air soft palate and there's never a handgun this is the seventh officer involved shooting in the city this year sending marla romeros friend protesting outside the police department >>> that have to kill everybody >>> police said in the dark as they had no way of knowing it was a replica guns and address the threat as potentially deadly >>> we know when officers approached him in an area known as a gang activity, he decided to get out of the car and reach for handgun and turnaround away from the officer >>> both officers have been put on administrative leave pending investigation >>> elissa harrington thank you. news from petaluma a date to remember the city honors the pride and joy the little league team one win away from being the nation's best, they gave an exceptional performance mike sugerman was in the middle of little league fever. >>> petaluma the quintessential small-town there

it happened last week when police shot mario romero when they thought he had a gun. at a citizen panel meeting -- they were there to talk about the possibility of creating some sort of citizens review board but things quickly turned chaotic forcing committee members to cancel it. >> we cannot afford to let this meeting get dismissed, please let her speak. please, okay, when we get outside we can say what we want. >> a member of the vallejo council can speak as well. they did not have jurisdictions to say what they could and could not have. >>> a candle light vigil was held for olson. he had gone tubing over the weekend with friends. his name was written on a hillside near the school. the vigil will be beginning at 7:00 p.m. facebook friends ask that people bring their own candles. >>> a father accused of kidnapping his two young children said he did it to protect them. christopher said his children were being abused. due his -- during his first court appearance, the mother denies the claims. he surrendered and did not enter a plea in court and will be back in court n

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they will ask that the attorney general investigate mario romero's death. he sat in a car outside of his home october 2nd. he reached for a spell let gun, -- spell let gun and his family said they do not -- they did not have a weapon. palo alto police are now warning women about several groping incidents. the latest happened yesterday morning on the palo alto park trail. a man grabbed her from behind and tried to pull her down. she managed to get away but this is the third time in a month that a woman reported being grabbed in that same area. >> this is almost an escalation from the prior to. >> police believe he is the same 49 inches tall. >>> a man has been offering rides to students near the intermediate school. he was last seen yesterday when police say he offered a ride to a young boy. now a similar incident happened two weeks ago and the driver is described as a college age driver with a pickup. >>> yesterday on mornings on 2, news chopper 2 took pictures of a homeless camp, the on ramp at 5th and san francisco. while nobody was hurt in that fire, the

family and supporters for mario romero killed this month are also requesting an independent investigation. john burriss said he will file the request with the justice department. yesterday vallejo's mayor said he would request a formal look into the case with state attorney general cam la harris. >> we're glad that the mayor has stepped up. to have the city council vote on tuesday to bring in an outside party. we do want justice for my brother mario and the rest of the shootings that occurred this year and the years before. something needs to happen. i have sons that are scared of the police. and that's not how it should be. >> mario romero was sitting in a parked car outside his home when police say he got out of the car and reached for what turned out to be a pellet gun. his sister claim she watched the entire incident from her bedroom wind over and that the police account is false. there have been seven officer involved shootings since may. five have been fatal. >>> an oakland boy is recovering in the hospital tonight after his home was hit by a hail of bullets while he was sleeping. a

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now they are protesting the shooting death of mario romero. protesters want an investigation into five fatal police shootings since late may. >>> we want to show you the space shuttle endeavor, it lifted off 20 minutes ago. they will retire at the california snipes center and on friday it will fly over the bay area which will include a low dip on to it moffett field. >>> the search for a missing firefighter is now focused on a 160-mile area between colorado and nebraska. charlie dowd disappeared from an amtrak train on a trip to visit his soon. now they say they think he fell off the train. they reportedly saw him standing near a train and another passenger found an exterior door open. his family will head to colorado and nebraska today. >>> and turning now to late news, president barack obama talked about controversial comments made by his challenger mitt romney. >> my experience is you have to be president for everybody not just for some. >> he was asked about that secret recordings. in the recording he said half are victims and believe they

somewhating that left 23 year old mario romero dead in a hail of more than 30 bullets. it happened on pepper drive and low place early sunday morning. we have the story. >> i was right here in this window between here and here. banging on the window. pretty much. >>reporter: she says she watched her brother die early sunday morning yawn form police rolled up to the car parked at locus place and pepper drive. first shining a spotlight and then opening fire when they say 23-year-old mario romero pulled a gun that was in his waist band. he was killed. 21-year-old joseph johnson who was in the passenger seat was wounded in the torso. >> i see joe hands outside of the car like this. through a cracked window and the officer hop on top of the car and was just letting his gun loose. he just somewhating and shooting and shooting. >>reporter: this is the seventh shooting involving vallejo police since may, citizen advisory committee would like an explanation. >> do i believe the department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resort to go deadly force l

residents will question the acting police sergeant about the 7th homicide the year. 20-year-old mario romero was shot to death last week. police say he got out of the car holding what appeared -- holding what appeared to be a gun. some people say vallejo needs a citizens' review. tonight's meeting is the at -- at 6:0 as the city hall chambers. >>> opening statements are about to get underway for the murder trial for william payne. he was arrested after investigators say dna evidence linked him to a 1983 homicide. he was -- he was 17 at the time. payne is charged with first- degree murder or the strangling death of nicholas crumbley. he was visiting from texas. >>> milpitas police are searching for the gunman who killed a 7/11 clerk. here's more. >> reporter: we just learned from 7/11 that the victim was a 61-year-old man. he releaves behind a wife and two children. people are leaving behind, flowers, a candle. they are expressing sadness over this news. they are also expressing concern that this is just a quarter mile from the police station. police were called here just after:00 saturday mo

his friend mario romero was killed. officers say romero got out of the car with a gun in his waistband. but johnson says both men had his hands up when officers fired. >> mario never got out of the car. mario never had no gun. there was nothing in the car, man. >> reporter: police would not discuss the case with us today. but vallejo's police chief has talked to us twice this week about the shooting and says he stands by his officers story. >>> a $15,000 donation was given today to the family of chpd officer kenyan. on sunday a fundraiser is also planned at jump high an indoor trampoline park in fairfield. >>> a judge today rejected a plan that former governor arnold schwarzenegger violated the law when he reduced the prison sentence for the son of a political allie. a bay area college from the area brought the suit. they said that he violateded the law by not notifying them >> very disaappointmented. where's the justice for our son. he was murdered. two politicians got away with it. >>> a neighborhood fight is gatherin

him >>> she was watching from this windows and a morning when vallejo police shot her brother mario romero to death in his car >>> i heard him take his last breath >>> more than 30 rounds rid of the car, at one point an officer reloaded mounted the hood of the car and continued to fire >>> they continued to shoot my son and never gave him a chance >>> when romeros told put his hands upper he exposed what they thought a weapon >>> it was not that handgun vallejo police admitted it was a replica >>> for romeros mother it was that simple he is the seventh person to be shot by vallejo police and fifth to die in a police also shot a man who was carrying a replica >>> it is always a pellet gun nobody ever has a gun had you shoot people who don't have weapons >>> the men had in the car police say were drugs another man joseph johnson in the passenger seat was injured but will leave romeros families in a matter what was in the car romero did not deserve to die >>> i want them to know you cannot do this >>> kristyn a year cbs 5 >>> they want your vote what will it cost you the easy new way to figur

friends and extended family say the victim is 23-year-old mario romero. >> why they call him papaya. >> because he was sweet. >> this is the fifth officer involved shooting for vallejo police since may. >> was there any kind of exchange, any kind of dialogue between the officers and the suspect? >> none. >> how many rounds. >> excess of 30. reporter: police tell us that the second person who was hit, who is not killed, is now still in the hospital. we do understand from police that both men did have records, felony -- including felony weapons possession charges. the family of the victim who passed away. they're -- now going to be holding a vigil at a local park here in the city. >> alan: also in vallejo, terrifying afternoon for a woman who hid while two teens robbed her home. it happened saturday afternoon on kenyon way. employs say two men kicked in her front door and the homeowner ran and hid in heir bathroom. when police arrived the suspects tried to run but were caught. the police believe the 18-year-old and 19-year-old suspects are responsible for other residential rob frizz th

him >>> she was watching from this window sunday morning when vallejo police shot her brother mario romero to death in his car. >>> i heard my brother take his last breath >>> third round rid of the car at one point and officer reloaded mounted a look of the car and continued firing >>> they killed my son, the never gave him a chance >>> vallejo police say they stopped the car to see with the men were doing inside and romero told to put his hands up he left the car exposing what they thought was a weapon >>> he had a handgun protruding from his waistband >>> police later admitted it was not that handgun butter wrapped up >>> her son is the seventh person to be shot by vallejo police this year and fifth to die in may vallejo police also shot a man who was caring of replica >>> nobody ever has done had he shoots people that don't have weapons >>> the men did have what police say were drugs another man joseph johnson in the passenger seat was injured but will let romeros families says amanda what was in the car romero did not deserve to die. >>> i want justice some want them to know you canno

by disgruntled client but is no indication of that of the officer involved shooting that left mario romero dead and supporters out raged the fire if arson the second crime against the mayor this year in may his motorcycle was stolen. the bottom line is domestic terrorism designation helps open up resources to help vallejo police investigate the crime >>> roughed up in richmond political opponents come to blows a scuffle between city council member and an activist david more and up with moore's arrest it happened for a candidates' debate more is a member of the progressive alliance that often is at odds with the city council. both men claimed the other punched him. >>> i felt this would get ugly i chose to walk away a turn around and walk about three persons away from mr. more, and i feel this hit from the back of my head i look around >>> and the statement to cbs 5 more road, " things that he didn't i got in his face and said mean things including calling him a bully and howard and and corky punched me in the face and try to get unbacked " more was arrested and released >>> on the hottest

. >> reporter: the family of mario romero wants the department of justice to investigate. they don't trust the vallejo police department and don't think the story adds up. police say she shined a spotlight on his parked car and romero got out of the car. police admit they did not identify themselves. >> as they did this the driver of the vehicle exited the car. both officers noticed he had a handgun from his waistband they could see the grip of the gun. >> reporter: family members and witnesses say romero didn't get out of the car and he was shot for no reason. >> my son never got out of car. the lies that the vallejo police department is telling, is that he got out the car and was doing a gun, he never out of his car. >> reporter: police say they fired about 30 rounds, stopping at one point to reload officer climbed up on the car and shot through the windshield. romero's family members aren't the only ones concerned about the shooting, residents on the advisory commit you are concerned. >> this is the -- this is the 7th officer shooting since may the fifth fatal one. >> i

relatives of mario romero and others protested outside the vallejo police department.nside, the chief said romero had reached for a pellet gun that looked a lot like a real gun before he was killed. it is the fifth officer- involved fatal shooting this year. police say ecstasy pills were found in his car. >>> we've learned that nadia lockyear will be in court on a felony drug charge. the orange county district attorney's office says lockyear was arrested eight days ago. she pleaded not guilty to the charges. lockyear is currently in a rehab facility. she is the estranged wife of state treasurer bill lockyear. >>> hundreds of san franciscan workers are taking part. >> reporter: it helps with the water, but it also helps with the sewage bill. 46% of the people currently enrolled in a program do not qualify. and of those, more than 400 are listed as city workers. san francisco public utilities commission says hundreds of city workers may have violated the community assist program. >> we found that the addresses on record with our city record employee database matched up w

got on the hood of the car and fire down into the rough the driver was identified as 23 year-old mario romero died a passenger hit by shrapnel. and their soft palate done and ecstasy was found. friends of romero protested outside the police department >>> they'll have to kill everybody >>> police officer say in the darkness they had no way of knowing it was a replica done. they address the threat as deadly >>> we just know when officers approached him in an area known for getting activity early morning hours he decided to get at of the car and reach for handgun and a turnaround >>> police say the manner on felony probation both officers have been put on paid leave pending investigation. elissa harrington cbs 5 >>> prayer vigil held today for san jose firefighter who collapsed while battling a church fire 41 year-old frank ryan suffered a heart attack on thursday while fighting a fire inside st. patrick's cathedral this afternoon friends and family gathered at the school at the church firefighters of been at his bedside since the incident. he remains in critical condition. thousands of fans fi

. >> reporter: the family of mario romero wants the department of justice to investigate. they don't trust the vallejo police department and don't think the story adds up. police say she shined a spotlight on his parked car and romero got out of the car. police admit they did not identify themselves. >> as they did this the driver of the vehicle exited the car. both officers noticed he had a handgun from his waistband they could see the grip of the gun. >> reporter: family members and witnesses say romero didn't get out of the car and he was shot for no reason. >> my son never got out of car. the lies that the vallejo police department is telling, is that he got out the car and was doing a gun, he never got out of his car. >> reporter: police say they fired about 30 rounds, stopping at one point to reload officer climbed up on the car and shot through the windshield. romero's family members aren't the only ones concerned about the shooting, residents on the advisory commit you are concerned. >> this is the -- this is the 7th officer shooting since may the fifth fatal one.

police department with some officers having concerns that procedure wasn't followed. 23-year-old mario romero was shot by police who fired more than 30 rounds. police say he never fired at officers. he and another man were sitting in a parked car in lemon park, an area known for gang activity. police turned spotlight on the car but admit they didn't identify themselves. romero got out of the car police say they could see a gun sticking out of his waistband they say he turned around and pointed the gun at them, that's when they started shooting. when romero got into the car police got on the hood of the car and fired through the front window. >> the driver of the vehicle exited the car both officers noticed he a handgun protruding from his waistband. >> my brother was not out the car. the door was not opened. if he was anywhere near out the car there would be bullet holes on his door. there's no bullet holes on his door. >> reporter: romero died. his passenger was shot but expected to be okay. inside the car officers found a rubber pellet gun and 40 tabs of ecstasy. romero has a 3-year-old dau

friendses and family say the victim is 23-year-old mario romero.olice say this all unfolded within seconds and they're now investigating their seventh officer-involved shooting since may. >> any kind of exchange before anything happened? nye kind of dialogue between the officers and the suspect? >> none. >> how many rounds were fired? >> excess of 30. >> and of those seven, officer-involved shootings, since may, five have been fatal. reporting live in vallejo, i'm sergio quinn tan fashion abc-7 news. >> alan: a monument dedicated to the victims and survivors of the 1991 oakland hills fire storm has been vandalized again. vandals damaged the sculpture located in a garden at the entrance of hiller highlands on tunnel road. an area where more than 3,000 homes wereét+et"-people died. the chair of the oakland landscape committee says the vandals sawed off five branches the symbol lies the regrowth of trees following the massive blaze. >> angry. this is dancing on the grave of those who died and insult to the community and to have this happen three time

the latest death was that of 23 year-old mario romero, he was killed by officers after you reach for what appeared to be a handgun but turned out to be a pellet gun. sandra fell police hope that someone will recognize this man, this is surveillance video from two weeks ago at a shell gas station robbery located at fourth and second street. the suspect used a semiautomatic handgun and got away with a lot of cash. >> the week is over, the new iphone 5 has finally arrived after lots of speculation. it was unveiled in san fransisco this morning and ann mackovic was right there for all of it. >> most of the rumors were true. a lot of speculation about what the new phone would have as far as features, the apple ceo tim cooke calls the the biggest thing to happen to the iphone since the iphone. >> to de paso we're going to introduce the iphone 5. >> the call it the world's thinnest smart-phone. 20 some percent lighter than the last iphone with a 4 in. screen, but a battery life, a panoramic camera, and turn by turn navigation. dozens of people gather outside of the events are sold. >> i am

police say they shot and killed 20 year-old mario romero after he reached for what they thought was a gun. investigators later found it was a replica firearms. >> a candlelight vigil will be held in morgan hill for an missing teenager. congresswoman zoe lofgren visited the search center. even though her body has never been found antolin garcia- torres has been arrested for her murder. police say they found dna in his car. ken bastida is live in mobile 5 where the countdown is on for the new bay bridge >> it is getting exciting now, this is the construction trailer, let me show you what is going on inside. a clock on the wall and 362 days, 11 hours, 38 minutes, and 45 seconds left until the bay bridge opening. i would say their best guess right now is september 3, 2013 for the big opening ceremony and there is a ton of work to do as you can imagine in this final 12 months. one of the most significant projects is the load transfer where they take the weight off the structure that the bridge is sitting on now and they transfer it to the cables. it will take a couple of more months for it

one of the speakers was the mother of mario romero. 23-year-old that was gunned down at the beginning of the month. >> my son was somebody also. >> vallejo mayor ozzy davis added cities to the family and added it was not his intention to appear to take sides in the case. the romero's family wants to meet with officers to discuss the case. independent agency outside of solano county. citizens advisory meeting was canceled monday night due to public outbursts. >>> we are learning about the man that shot and killed a chp officer. some of the items seized from christopher lacy. >>> the number of home burglaries in palo alto continue to rise despite warnings by police to lock doors and windows. that is the highest number in five years. now police say the method of entry unlocked doors and window. there is a few -- unlocked homes will always be the first target. >>> 4:37 is the time. federal investigators say the walls of a pipe that triggered last months fire was dangerously thin. the contra costa times reports investigators found parts of the pipe had bent to just 1/16 of an inch. six ref

police say 23-year-old mario romero pulled this gun from his waistband on sunday. omero was an alleged gang member and on a felony probation for carrying a concealed weapon with a prior conviction. family members say the police account is untrue. >>> an officer is a father of four and he is fighting for his life. he remains in critical condition at an east bay hospital at a routine traffic stop, that is, turns violent and deadly. "today in the bay's" christie smith with more on the wounded officer's condition. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. it's been rather quiet this morning at the medical center, but make no mistake, there has been a huge outpouring of support for the officer. fellow officers going in and out of the hospital, also extended family members here from southern california where he was last listed in critical condition and on life support. we are learning more about his life, served seven years with the chp, most recently in martinez, had served in the army reserve, a dedicated father of four. >> i have been speaking with the offic

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on september 2nd officers fired 30 shots killing 23-year-old mario romero and wounding his friend as they sat in a car outside romero's home on pepper drive. police say romero reached for a weapon. the seventh police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in vallejo's police department. >>> late word from mexico where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured. >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects

yesterday and left mario romero dead. the 23-year-old had been sitting in a car parked outside his house. police say he got out and reached what apparently looked to be a pellet gun. but his sister saw the shooting from inside her bedroom window. >> i seen them shoot and kill my brother in front of me. his door was never opened. he never got out of the car. >> police weren't answering questions about the shooting. this is the seventh-officer involved shooting in vallejo since may. five have been fatal. >>> the democratic national convention begins tomorrow. but the controversy is in full swing tonight. california democrat, john burden, is being heavily criticized for preparing the republicans' election strategy to nazi propaganda. referring to paul ryan's speech at the republican convention last week, he told a radio reporter in charlotte, quote, they lie, and people don't think they lie. as long as you lie, you keep repeating it. he was the chief of nazi propaganda under adolf hitler. burton, known to be outspoken, used

city's acting police chief about the seventh officer involved shooting of the year. 23-year-old mario romero was shot to death last wednesday. he got out of a car with what appeared to be a gun. out of the seven police shootings five have been deadly and some people think the city needs to have a citizen review commission to oversee current police activity. the meeting is tonight at 6:30 in the city hall council chambers. >>> investigators are trying to piece together what caused a home in ceres to explode. right now investigators don't know how it happened but they are looking into a possible gas line rupture. now that home was raided last week and police found several pot plants growing in the backyard. >>> up next occupy protestors in albany are at it again. the role vegetables played at a black in add a site owned by uc berkeley. >>> minutes ago we learned new information about the overnight shooting in oakland. what happened that forced an off duty police officer to shoot a would-be robber. >>> good morning. new information on that overnight shooting in

address latest fatal shooting involving officers in that city many friends and family of 23-year-old mario romero hand delivered a letter the mayor. police came he pulled a gun when they approached him officers fired 30 times. romero was carrying a pellet gun this pictures is the pellet gun on the left. >>> a congressman is expected to visit the sierra lamar search center in morgan hill this morning. volunteers hope it will keep the 15-year-old in the public's mine. candle -- sierra was last march when she left her home to go to school. antolin garcia-torres was arrested and charged with her murder after dna evidence was found in his car still no sign of sierra. >> this morning more firefighters are being called to battle two blazes. the fires broke out late yesterday off highway 16. so far the fires have burned 1200 acres. the area is did for crews to get to on foot. that i been relying on air drops. no homes are threatened. >>> 4:37. former president bill clinton takes center stage at the democratic national convention tonight where he will place president obama's name into nomination. first la

there has been growing outrage over the shooting of mario romero. they say the city needs to begin rebuilding trust between police and the community. >>> a man who worked at a gym has been sentenced to 90 days home detention and three years probation for indecent exposure. she was convicted of exposing himself to a child at a 24-hour fitness when he worked in the child care center. the 23-year-old must register as a sex offender. >>> san leandro police are reporting a major copper theft. officers say they were called to a commercial building near 98 avenue yesterday afternoon. the owners were doing routine maintenance when they realized that all the copper pipes to their air conditioners had been stolen. police are warning business owners to make sure it's not easy for people to get access to their rooftops. >> steve is live in san francisco where we were the only station to see the surprise on a young musician's face. >> reporter: police say this case is far from over. they're still trying to catch the couple that they say stole the chello. >> oh,

on september 2nd officers fired 30 shots killing 23-year-old mario romero and wounding his friend as they sat in a car outside romero's home on pepper drive. police say romero reached for a weapon. the seventh police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in vallejo's police department. >>> late word from mexico where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured. >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects

officers shot and killed 23-year-old mario romero as he sat in a car parked outside his home on pepper drive. this happened sunday morning at 4:00 a.m. police claim that romero got out and reached for what turned out to be a pellet gun. romero's older sister says she saw the shooting from her bedroom window and that's not happened. >> i seen them shoot and kill my brother in front of me. his door was never open. never got out of the car. >> vallejo police did not answer questions. the seventh shooting since may. five fatal. >>> a special accident investigation unit is now looking into the 8:00 in the morning crash. in which a car drifted across middlefield road up on to a sidewalk and slammed into a tree. investigators say the driver may have suffered medical emergency. they have not released the name yet. the area was closed to traffic for several hours. tonight all lanes are open. and the department's star team will deter men what happened. star stands for specialized traffic accident reconstruction. >>> protestors descended on the chevron refinery in richmond demanding big changes.

on september 2nd officers fired 30 shots killing 23-year-old mario romero and wounding his friend asin a car outside romero's home on pepper drive. police say romero reached for a weapon. the seventh police shooting since may sparked several angry protests. davis says he hopes an independent investigation will help restore confidence in mexico from mexicopartment. where a bay area man drowned when he and his wife are hit by a giant wave. it happened in loss cab goes. sh -- los cab boughs. his wife was injured.> a san fro >>> a san francisco woman is suing the government for putting her dna into a database even though she was never charged with a crime. it is a story you will see only on abc7 news. lily pascal was arrested in 2009, and the d.a. never filed charges. but she claims police forced her to give a sample -- a swabbed sample of her dna. the state argued that the swab is like a fingerprint, and not invasive in anyway. but one judge did not agree to that. >> it is information obtained by the state when it develops a dna profile versus when it collects a fingerprint. >> now when

. >> mario romero's sister says she watched from the window. she was adamant her brother never opened the car door. >> there was no doors open. >> police today said they have not spoken to her to get her account. >> we have not spoken to the sister yet. we would like to speak to the sister, but she hasn't been available for our detectives yet. >> i've been in front of the police station for the last two days. >> romero's family has also said police have been cruising by their house harassing the family. the family looked to meet with police of chief today. he told he will meet with romero's family next week. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a city found potential problems with program to help low income san francisco sis cans pay their water bill. 470 addresses belonging to the community-assisted program match up with the city employee data base. it is asking those who appear not to qualify for the program to verify their income, and those who don't meet the requirements will have to pay back the money. . >>> safeway announced today it plans to take it

police say they opened fire on 23-year-old mario romero when he pulled what appeared to be a gun on them early sunday morning as they approached his car parked outside his pepper drive home. now he was killed in a 30 shot barrage. his 21-year-old brother-in-law jess he have johnson was wounded. it was the seventh officer involved shooting since may. 5 have been fatal. >> department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resort to go deadly force more this year than in the past. >> unrealistic to think you are going to wait for return fire and basically assess each roun round. that's not what happen happens. >> police say they found 50 ecstacy 90's romero consider. officers involved are on routine administrative leave while solana county district attorney's office investigates. >> dump borton bridge open tonight about half day ahead of schedule. span shut down over the holiday weekend for retrofit work. it was to reopen tomorrow mrping at 5:00 but traffic started flowing again tonight just before 7:30. they replaced joint on east side of the bridge to make it more

police say they opened fire on 23-year-old mario romero when he pulled what appeared to be a gun on themrning as they approached his car parked outside his pepper drive home. now he was killed in a 30 shot is 21-year-old brother-in-law jess he have johnson was wounded. it was the seventh officer involved shooting since may. 5 have been fatal. >> department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resort to go deadly force more this year than in the past. >> unrealistic tgoing think youe going to wait for return fire and basically assess each round. that's not what happen happens. >> police say they found 50 ecstacy 90's romero consider. officers involved are on routine administrative leave lee while solana county district attorney's office investigates. >> dump borton bridge open tonight about half day ahead of schedule. span shut down over the holiday weekend for retrofit work. it was to reopen tomorrow mrping at 5:00 but traffic started flowing again tonight just before 7:30. they replaced joint on east side of the bridge to make it more flexible in the event of m

police say they opened fire on 23-year-old mario romero when he pulled what appeared to be a gun on them early sunday morning as they approached his car parked outside his pepper drive home. now he was killed in a 30 shot barrage. his 21-year-old brother-in-law jess he have johnson was wounded. it was the seventh officer involved shooting since may. 5 have been fatal. >> department needs to take a serious look at why police officers seem to be resort to go deadly force more this year than in the past. >> unrealistic to think you are going to wait for return fire and basically assess each roun round. that's not what happen happens. >> police say they found 50 ecstacy 90's romero consider. officers involved are on routine administrative leave while solana county district attorney's office investigates. >> dump borton bridge open tonight about half day ahead of schedule. span shut down over the holiday weekend for retrofit work. it was to reopen tomorrow mrping at 5:00 but traffic started flowing again tonight just before 7:30. they replaced joint on east side of the bridge to make it more

joseph johnson was shot five times, he is fighting for his life this morning. 23-year-old mario romero was hid. >> this the to the him, they executed him. >> he was on parole for a weapons violates and this is vallejo's seventh shooting and he will frank us a hive report coming up, and they are looking for a man who fired shots at a man in a wheelchair right from front of cand the opinion that the wheelchair chair rolled out and was not shot. shooters described only as an african-american man he cass driving a white chevy suburban with large chrome rims. >>> new this morning, a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into pakistan. two americans are among 19 people wounded in that attack. a spokesperson said two pakistanis were in that attack and it happened in the tribal region which is the main sanction for al qaeda in the country. >>> well, it is the democrat's time in the spotlight, with the wrong question, as they officially reunite observe for another round of it. >>> republican rival mitt romney toured the same area friday. parts of louisiana are still flooded. thousa