the coroner has identified that man as sean francis parker. investigators told me parker was the suspect in that domestic violence case and that they believe at least some of the blood in the front seat belonged to the woman who was the domestic violence victim. >> we've contacted that person. we don't believe this has anything to do with the prior domestic violence case. >> reporter: investigators here say sean parker who has an extensive criminal history did not commit suicide and they say they have what they told me were some very good leads trying to track down his killer. reporting live in santa rosa, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we are learning more tonight about a police officer killed in the line of duty in the city of galt. authorities say 31-year-old officer kevin tahn responded to a report of a burglary this morning. the suspect fatally shot the officer before killing himself. tahn was a former military police officer. galt is a city of just about 24,000 people 20 mimes south of sacramento. tahn is believed to be the first

in the trunk of a car outside sonoma state university has now been identified as 31-year-old sean francis parker. he was found monday night in the back of a car which stood out because it was illegally parked. police won't say exactly how he died. investigators right now treating this case as a homicide. parker had been wanted for questioning stemming from a domestic violence case with a former girlfriend. a possible link between parker's death and the assault is still being investigated. >>> opening arguments begin for a suspect charged in the deadly south bay shooting rampage. jing wu is facing first degree murder charges for killing three former co-workers at the semi conductor company in santa clara back in 2008. prosecutors allege he shot and killed the company's ceo and two managers just hours after he was fired. wu could face the death penalty if found guilty. >>> also today the man accused of tossing bricks out into a crowd of people in an occupy protest last year will be in court. jesse nesbitt is charged with five felonies including assault with a deadly weapon and assa. t a judge orde

the coroner identified the victim as 31-year-old sean francis parker. >> we don't know where the crime occurred at this time, but more than likely it occurred somewhere else and then they just dropped the car off there. >> police say they do not think the domestic violence case and homicide are related. investigators say the car belongs to a relative of parker's. >>> firefighters say the clutter inside an oakland home hindered their efforts to battle a fire there today. the three-story home caught fire on east 26th street about 9:00 this morning. you could see the heavy smoke and flames from news chopper 2. the homeowner wasn't actually living in the home, and there are no injuries. firefighters say the flames spread to the attic and basement because of the amount of personal items in the home. >>> now, to crock et where a fire that damaged pear and destroyed an abandoned building is being called suspicious. the blaze was reported this morning on a pier. it took crews physical 6:00 a.m. to put out the fire. we're told there was another fire on the same pier about two years ago. >>> opr

the man is sean francis parker from vallejo, 31 years old. investigators told me parker was the suspect in that domestic violence case and that they believe at least some of the blood in the front seat belonged to the woman who was the domestic violence victim. >> we've contacted that person and they're safe. >> this incident that we're investigating we don't believe has anything to do with the prior domestic violence case. >> reporter: so what did happen to sean parker? investigators here say someone did in fact kill him. and they say they have leads that they are following. they also tell me he has a rather lecty criminal history. reporting live in santa rosa. >> a sad ending for one marin county family. on christmas eve police pulled over anthony donaldson on suspected drunk driving. they say he took off on foot and jumped into a rain swollen creek near the college of marin. rescue teams and his family spent days searching for him, but it wasn't until yesterday his body turned up in that creek. >> investigators are looking into the cause o

say a man found dead inside the trunk of a car near sonoma state university is 31-year-old sean francis parkerce were looking for parker to question him about injuring his girlfriend during a confrontation friday. deputies say parker's death is considered a homicide. any connection between his death and that domestic violence case is unclear now. >> a court hearing set for today. a marin city man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a home invasion in the telegraph hill neighborhood. jovan jones accused of pushing his way into the woman's home, threatening to kill her and raping her. jones was found hiding in the backyard of a nearby home. he was arrested on saturday night. >> opening arguments are set today many the trial of zing wu. he's charged with killing three co-workers at cy port back in 2008. prosecutors say he killed the company ceo and two managers after he was fired. prosecutors say he's eligible for the death penalty. it is thumbs-up for the plan but thumbs down to the man after hours of heated debate over how best to protect oakland from escalating violence. the safety c