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take sot sot: nicole simmons- esposa de victima con vo/melissa tengo el corazon partido, mis hijos estno que su pap vuelva a casa y no entienden que no volver, es algo muy difcil de procesar, no se ni por donde empezar. por su parte familiares de los hermanos archuleta. le dijeron a nuestra cadena hermana nbc. que los acusados actuaron en defensa propia porque griffin empez a agredirlos. y que adems esperan que los videos de la tienda ratifiquen lo que ellos dicen.. melissa on cam por que segn indico su hermana ellos no iban buscando una pelea sino juguetes al igual que griffin. reportando en vivo desde oakland melissa hernandez nt48 de regreso al estudio top vo paola -- en concord, una mujer de 80 aÑos report que un sujeto se acerc a ella cuando llegaba a su casa, la toc de forma inapropiada e intent robarle el bolso. -- la mujer se resisti al robo y el hombre huy del lugar. -- la policia logr detener a un sujeto y poco despues fue reconocido por la victima. -- el hombre fue identificado como "steven minor" de 49 aÑos, este hombre se mantiene en custodia bajo cargos de intento de robo,

. >> nicole simmons says police are trying to help her set up counseling for her four children. their father died after two suspects stabbed him in the toy aisle at this target in heyward. he was shopping for a last minute gift on christmas eve. the judge allowed cameras in the courtroom today, but attorneys for the codefendants, jesse and frankie archeletta. >> when this case ends up going-forward, i expect he will be fully exonerated and that he was acting in self-defense. >> my brothers are good men, they wouldn't attack somebody for no reason. >> witnesses say the stabbing happened after griffin had asked the suspects to turn down what he considered inappropriate music. he was shopping with his 4-year-old son. in this heyward police department report, investigators say, during the altercation, the victim grabbed a wine bottle off the shelf and hit frankie with it. nicole says she will wait to see any surveillance video on the fight. >> i'm more concerned about the kids, and i'm more concerned about getting justice for tyrone. >> the judge granted the defense attorneys reques

. >> reporter: nicole simmons is the widow. christmas eve her husband was with her young son in a target store. griffin asked these two men to turn down their loud music with vulgar language before he was stabbed to death. >> it was two on one. they attacked my husband. he was an awesome man. >> reporter: the two suspects are a 22-year-old and his 25-year-old brother. their family says it was an act of self defense. >> they felt threatened. this is what it is. they felt threatened. they had to protect themselves. it was a self defense matter. >> reporter: surveillance cameras might have captured what happened, but police have not released the footage. >> i don't believe he would have started that with my son being there. >> we're here supporting our family. i know the other family might be upset, but we're here supporting our family. >>> berkeley police have arrested two teenagers on suspicious of robberies. the two are suspected of robberies that took place before 11:00 last night. three male suspects were with them. all five

. >> reporter: recently separated nicole simmons is married to griffin and is the mother of his four children. >> i want to see justice done. i want them to fry, if possible, for what they did. they were so heartless. >> reporter: but the archuleta skis ter who did not want to be identified told us her brothers claimed it was self-defense and griffin was stabbed only after he hit one of them in the head with a bottle. >> you know, i wish i could say sorry to them. sorry doesn't bring somebody back but it was just an altercation that went wrong, you know. my brothers felt threatened. >> reporter: according to the criminal complaint, griffin did grab a wine bottle off a shelf and hit one of the brothers with it, but then he was stabbed four times and later died. both brothers are charged with murder. their arraignment continues here in oakland tomorrow. live in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> laura, thank you. >>> concord police have arrested a man suspected of sexually assaulting and trying to rob an 80-year-old woman. 49-year-old concord resident steven minor is accused of com

. >> reporter: nicole simmons says police are trying to help her and her children cope with what happened on crissmous eve. their father died after two suspects stabbed him in this target on whippal road in hayward. he was shopping for a last-minute gift on christmas eve. the judge allowed cameras in the court room but the co defendants waved their right to appear in court. >> when this case does end up going forward, i expect he will be fully exonerated and he was acting in self defense. >> reporter: witnesses say the stabbing happened after griffon had asked the suspects to turn down the music. he was with his 4-year-old son. nicole says she will wait to see any surveillance video on the fight and wants police to be thorough. >> they need to make sure they line up all their dots. it's understandable. like take your time to make sure justice is served the right way. >> reporter: and i spoke to an investigator on the case and he says they're still doing photo line ups and interviewing witnesses. so this is still a very active case. the suspect will be back on court january 6th. nbc bay ar

. >> reporter: the 2010 marriage of tyrone griffin and nicole simmons. bright beautiful memory that she will cling to in the dark days ahead. >> he took my husband's life like it was so unnecessary. it was so unnecessary. it could have been totally avoided. >> reporter: tyrone griffin was stabbed to death in target after getting into an argument with frankie and jesse archuleta over a song playing on their phones with inappropriate lyrics for children. >> he got hit in the head with a bottle and he got dazed on the floor. >> reporter: destiny archuleta defended her brothers saying even though they had been charged with murder it was griffin who was the aggressor that night. >> my brothers are family men. they stay home. they go to work. they have their own children. they're not bad men. this is not a random attack the. they would never do this. >> reporter: both suspects waived their right to appear in court this afternoon. jesse's defense attorney cautioned against a rush to judgment. >> when this case does end up going forward i expect he will be fully

. >> nicole simmons says the hardest part was telling her children that daddy isn't coming back. >>> a federal appeals court has agreed to review a challenge to an alameda county ordinance that restricts the location of gun stores. the county is appealing a decision by the court in may when a three-judge panel ruled that the right to buy and sell guns is allowed under the second amend. the ordinance is a way to maintain public safety by banning gun stores within 500 feet of residences and schools. >>> gun sales in california are skyrocketing!! and it comes in the wake of new gun control legislation signed by governor jerry brown. more than 364,000 semi- automatic rifles were sold by december 9. that's compared to 153,000 the year before. and overall, nearly 1 million guns were purchased in california this year alone. 700,000 guns were sold in 2015 by comparison. and many of the new laws take effect on january 1. >>> today the scent of mulched christmas trees will be in front of san francisco city hall. [ wood chipper ] >> this is where dozens of christmas trees will get fed through a

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