flavio: llegamos al restaurante donde trabajaba tomÁs mÉndez a quien sus amigos perciben como un hombreisueÑo y bromista. tiene dos hijas, una de 3 y una de 5. con quien no pudo celebrar el dÍa del padre el domingo. su fotografÍa y una nota pidiendo donaciones para el funeral de mÉndez yacen en el restaurante donde llegaba a ver a su padre trabajar. se integrÓ al equipo junto a su padre, saliendo el trabajo juntos, pero el sÁbado no fue asÍ y ocurriÓ lo peor. >> andamos desconcertados porque yo creo que a su corta edad es muy difÍcil para todos los que lo rodean y especialmente para sus familiares. flavio: el sÁbado, saliÓ de trabajar y cuando conducÍa sobre la autopista 4 alguien abriÓ fuego contra mÉndez quien muriÓ baleado. el carro se estrellÓ contra el muro de contenciÓn. la investigaciÓn mantuvo la carretera 4 cerrada por seis horas. >> tomÁs era el hijo de josÉ, y josÉ ha sido el chef iconos cuanto mÁs pensÉ que Éramos chicos, era como una luz brillante. >> quisiera decir mÁs cosas pero se nos hace un nudo en la garganta pensarlo mÁs porque aunque hemos trabajado con Él, siempre

this sounds similar to a shooting on highway 4 in the same area on saturday. 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on his way home from work. someone shot at his car as he was driving on highway 4 near bailey road. and at that point officers said they believe that somebody shot at his car from another vehicle, a honda. that's what we know right now. >> is there any sign so far that these two shootings are connected. >> reporter: we are waiting for more information or some sort of confirmation from officers overnight that, you know, they are knee deep in their investigation at this point. i mean, they seem rather similar. it was along highway 4 in the same area in pittsburg bay point. only time will tell. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> the city of berkeley investigators confirmed severe dry rot was the cause that led to the deadly balcony collapse last week. christin ayers has the latest on the investigation and what happens next. >>> reporter: one week after a balcony collapse at berkeley's library gardens apartments, killing six college students, a city building inspector announce

. >> reporter: esther has known tomas mendez since they were kids. they both grew up helping their parents who worked at indicatekatie's corner in san ramon. >> everybody is absolutely devastated. >> today esther is asking customers for donations for her friend and co-worker. >> he was just always joking around and really hard worker. >> reporter: 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on saturday afternoon on highway 4 in unincorporated pittsburg. the contra costa sheriff's department says someone opened fire and drove off. the suspect is believed to have been driving a honda. the senseless act of violence has friends asking how and why someone would do that. >> that person did not have a good existence. >> a go fund me account has been set up. tomas leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter and girlfriend. his dad, jose is the head chef at katy's korner and many cousins worked alongside him. esther is heartbroken and hoping an arrest is made soon. >> i want everyone to know how good he was. >> reporter: i just checked the go fund me site so far. $1900 has b

similar to a shooting on highway 4, same area about 2.2 miles away on saturday night. 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on his way home from work. someone shot at his car as he was driving eastbound on highway 4 near bailey road. and the only description officers were able to give of the suspect in the case was that they may have been driving or riding in a honda. also on highway 4. we're trying to collect more information. live in concord anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> berkeley investigators confirm severe dry rot was a big factor in last week's deadly balcony collapse. kpix 5's christin ayers has the latest on the investigation and what is expected to happen next. >> reporter: one week after a balcony collapsed at berkeley's library gardens apartments, killing six college students, a city building inspector announced he now knows what was wrong with the balcony. >> what our observations were severe deterioration of the wooden structural members, the most likely cause was dry rot. >> reporter: that left the balcony weak. what caused it is a mystery. also unknown whether anyone will face criminal

a shooting along highway 4, the same area on saturday 2.2 miles away exactly when 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on his way home from work. somebody shot at him while he was driving east on highway 4 near bailey road. we don't know if those two incidents are connected. we are waiting for more information. anne makovec kpix 5. >>> travelers in the south bay can now use ridesharing services to get to and from the airport. kiet do joins us live from san jose international. kiet, sounds like the city is creating some strict rules for services like lyft and uber. >> reporter: yes. mineta san jose now is the second bay area airport to allow ridesharing companies to officially operate here. however, these companies say they will not operate at the airport because these new rules are too inconvenient. last night the city council approved a one-year pilot program where drivers have to abide by rules similar to those for traditional cab drivers. drivers will have to get business licenses, pay fees, be subject to vehicle inspections, go through background checks and, here's the sticking point, g

always had a smile and a hat and always joking around. >> a co-worker took this picture of tomas mendez a few hours before he died. mendez was headed him to his pearl young daughter when he was shot. no one has been arrested. >> a week after the deadly balcony collapse in berkeley the first responders are getting a "thank you." the irish consulate in san francisco tweeted # #berkeleyfiredepartment. you have been by our side. #forevergrateful. and there are several gofundme pages raising more than $213,000 but more help is needed withness on abc7news.com. >> the first funerals for the victims are held in ireland today according to the irish times including for 21-year-old walsh from the east bay. her near said she was a beautiful person and wonderful daughter and sister. funeral and burial services were held for 21-year-old owen culligan and tomorrow for schuster and 21-year-old olivia burke. >> and a seat on the city council way vacated after was winner of another election. there is now a run off today. >> a golden start to the morning? >> looking good. how are temperatures? >> cannot g

. >> police are still searching for the gunman and friends of the victim tell us tomas mendez had big plans for his future. >> tonight we learn he was a cook at a restaurant in the east bay where his father was head chef for years. coworkers there were like family members. >> they tell us mendez had big dreams and a baby daughter he loved. >> well right now investigators are still following up on leads. they very mitch band to -- much want to talk to anyone who may have been driving here saturday afternoon between 2:45 and 3:00 who may have seen something out of the ordinary. >> this it was last picture taken of tomas mendez before he was killed. the investigation into the shooting made a mess of traffic on eastbound highway 4 saturday afternoon. investigators say witnesses reported shots being fired from one car at another just before 3:00. this green dodge crashed into the center divide. the driver 20-year-old mendez from pittsburg was killed. he was a cook at the popular katy's corner and katy's creek in san ramon where he worked with his father who was the head chef >> it has been

manejaba aparentemente el sospechoso le disparÓ de un auto a otro conductor, identificado como tomÁs mÉndezno tienen la descripciÓn del sujeto y tambiÉn del vehÍculo que manejaba el accidente causÓ el cierre de la autopista en casi 6 horas, en freemond buscan a una exhibicionista que mostrÓ sus genitales a una mujer. un sospechoso andaba en un carro blanco y mostrÓ sus partes a una mujer desde el interior del vehÍculo ahora la policÍa intenta atraparlo. altas temperaturas podrÍan ser mortales para cualquier persona que realiza trabajos y que estÁn expuestos al sol, en el siguiente reporte compartimos consejos de cÓmo protegernos,.. >> josÉ ha trabajado en con trucos conozco con construcciÓn. recomendaciones que han funcionado a travÉs de los aÑos. >> tengo la idea de que la fruta es muy buena pal cuerpo de este, como la sandÍa, como el melÓn, por ahÍ con una camisa larga, yo siento que me cubre mÁs.. >> lo patrones tienen que saber darle break a la gente, para que no se vayan a deshidrato ar. >> la deshidrataciÓn uno de los mÍ peligros lo principal es que esa persona deja de generar, de ref

on saturday, tomas mendez was shot can killed open highway four near san marco exit at 3:00 p.m.de in the case. officials are not saying if the saturday shooting and last night's shooting are connected. >>> thank you janet. a san francisco police officer is recovering after being people more sprayed by suspected thieves at forever 21 store last night at 6:30 confront three women, store workers and they were stealing merchandise. we were there as the guard iced his face and police arrested two suspects. the officer should be fine. >> firefighters are seeing dangerously dry conditions as they battle a number of grass fires. we were in more ten necessary where firefighters stamped out a fast-moving five acre extras fight that started at 3:30 yesterday afternoon near old orchard road with flame spreading through the neighborhood before it did not reach any homes. >> we are seeing the natural grass with the moisture condition tonight on the grass looking like we are in late summer. the potential is huge at this point in time we are facing difficult circumstances we usually do not face

he is 20-year-old tomas mendez of pittsburg. hi dodge crashed into the center divider after he was shot. detectives believe the shooter fire from another car possibly a honda. they are asking anyone who might know about the shooting to call them. >>> the south carolina church where nine people were shot and killed last week re-opened its doors today. the emanuel ame church in charleston had a special service with a message of love and healing. churches across the nation held solidarity services. abc7 news cornell bernard is live in san francisco where there was a prayer vigil today. >> in fact one of the prayer vigils was held here in the last hour katie, at the third baptist church, for most of the day there was a police presence inch the east bay there were prayers of strength. songs of praise at oakland's first ame church on this sunday morning. there is unity. >> not going to close the doors. >> he was a friend of the pastor and state senator clementa pinckney who died in the massacre. may berry will taped his funeral next w

open saturday, tonight-year-old tomas mendez was shot and killed on highway four.e been made in that case. officials are not saying if the saturday shooting and last night moves shooting are connected. that is the latest from here at bay point. >> bay area firefighters are seeing dangerously dry conditions battling a number of grass fires. we were in martinez where firefighters stamped out a fast-moving five acre grass fire at 3:30 yesterday afternoon and flames spread to the neighborhood at the top of the hill and crews gained the upper hand before it reached any homes. >> we are seeing the national grass with the moisture condition tonight in the grass and it looks like we are in late summer. the potential is huge at this point we are facing different circumstances that we usually do not face in late june. >> in fairly, sky 7 was over continue acre grandson fire west of internet state 80 with flames threatening homes for a time before it was contained and that fair was started by a contractor mowing grass behind a water treatment plant. >> wildfire burning south

investigadores creen que el incidente estÁ conectado al tiroteo del sÁbado ,y que tomÓ la vida de tomÁs mÉndezportavoz dijo que ambos tiroteos estÁn vinculados a las pandillas y que las vÍctimas eran el blanco, es decir no fue al azar ni un caso de ira al volante. la racha de violencia preocupa a residentes. >> hubo unos tiroteos, luego empezaron acÁ como tres o cuatro veces. >> yo salgo tranquila gracias a dios. yo voy y me regreso a mi casa yo no me entero de nada. jaime: el portavoz del alguacil exhorta a cualquier persona que haya presenciado algunos de los tiroteos que por favor se comunique con ellos. las autoridades dicen que estÁn siguiendo algunas pistas en este caso pero que no pueden entrar en detalles. leÓn: una persona muriÓ esta maÑana tras caer sobre los rieles del bar. el incidente ocasionÓ demoras. la estaciÓn fue abierta a las 10 de la maÑana. estas imÁgenes las tenemos como parte de la alianza con abc7. hospital a un niÑo de ocho meses debido a que fuera mordido por un perro en la cara. las lesiones que el niÑo sufriÓ no ponen en riesgo la vida, el can permanecerÁ en cuarent

he is 20-year-old tomas mendez of pittsburg. hi dodge crashed into the center divider after he was shot. detectives believe the shooter fire from another car possibly a honda. they are asking anyone who might know about the shooting toall them. >>> the south carolina church where nine people were shot and killed last week re-opened its doors today. the emanuel ame church in charleston had a speal service with a message of love and healing. churches across the nation held solidarity service abc7 news cornell bernard is live in san francisco where there was a prayer vigil today. >> in fact one of the prayer vigils was held he in the last hour katie, at the third baptist church, f most of the day there was a police presence in the east bay there were prers of strength. songs of praise at oakland's first ame chur on this sunday morning. there is ity. >> not going to close the doors. >> he was a friend of the pastor and state senatorlementa pinckney who died in the massacre. may berry will taped his funera next week. >> he was an adv

incidente estÁ conectado al tiroteo del sÁbado que cerrÓ la carretera por horas y que cobrÓ la vida de tomÁs mÉndezy que las vÍctimas eran el blanco, es decir no fue al azar. la racha de violencia preocupa a los residentes. >> por acÁ vemos tiroteos, tres o cuatro veces ha habido tiroteos. >> yo salgo tranquila gracias a dios, yo me voy de regreso a mi casa, no me entero de nada. claudio: el portavoz del alguacil exhorta a cualquier persona que haya presenciado alguno de los tiroteos que por favor se comunique con Él. leÓn felipe: un trabajador muriÓ esta maÑana al caer en las calles marta y segunda sur. era empleado de la empresa abn que trabaja como subcontratista para reparar los postes del hombro de la ciudad. >> esta investigaciÓn se va a conducir con un departamento estatal que se llama ocean. leÓn felipe: la empresa emitiÓ el siguiente comunicado: "estamos profundamente entristecidos por este trÁgico accidente, en este momento mientras completamos esta reacciÓn del incidente aÚn no sabemos todos los detalles de lo que ocurriÓ, estamos revisando estos protocolos". leÓn felipe: comenzÓ un prog

la vÍctima fue identificada como tomÁs mÉndez, causando que se estrellarÁ sobre la barra divisoria.e pacificar anunciÓ que tendrÁn cero tolerancia con el uso de fuegos artificiales ilegales. la persona podrÍa ser arrestado y pagarÍa una multa de 1000 $. llegada tan sÓlo semanas con la celebraciÓn de la independencia del 4 de julio. se permitirÁ el uso de fuegos artificiales de manera segura, pero con la supervisiÓn de los bomberos. no se confunda, por favor esta pacÍfica. en la capital del paÍs, los hijos de soldados o desaparecieron que murieron en la guerra de vietnam, se reunieron. las flores de color rojo, simbolizan los mantos del combate. las amarillas, los desaparecidos y los rojos con blanco, los homenajeados. >> somos niÑos de los soldados en la guerra de vietnam, vietnam war. todos los padres que murieron durante la guerra en los 50/60 y 70. ramÓn: el padre de este hombre, desapareciÓ el 22 de junio de 1975, a una misiÓn de bombardeo en vietnam del norte. por esta razÓn, fundÓ una organizaciÓn y dar apoyo a quienes se quedaron sin padre justamente a raÍz de la guerra. mire

less than a week ago 20-year-old thomas men disease was shot and -- tomas mendez was shot and killedsame area. he worked as a cook alongside his father at katie's corner restaurant and leaves behind a two-year old daughter. as you can see they are setting up now to talk about the two shootings, the one on saturday and the shooting from last night. you can watch the news conference streaming on abc7news.com. >> breaking news right now in san jose: firefighters have just knock down a car fire in the south part of the city. sky 7 is over the scene right now west of 101. under the tree you can see the burned out shell of a van, a bit of smoke could be seen in the sky in had area so watch out. it seems the fire did not spread beyond the van. it looks like it is under control. >> also the west dublin pleasanton bart station just re-opened after being closed for several hours. sky was over the scene when a person was found under a train. trains were system tracked through the station without stopping causing big delays during the morning commute. the west dublin pleasanton bart station peop

the victim is now identified as 20-year-old tomas mendez of pittsburg. 9-1-1 to report someone in a car fired shots at another vehicle, killing the driver. investigators say he shots cam from a white car possibly a honda. the shooting shut down eastbound lane's of highway 4 at san marco boulevard for six hours. >>> the hunt is heating up for two escaped murderers on the run. police are investigating a fresh lead hundreds of miles away. here's the latest from new york. >> reporter: armed officers, helicopters and traffic stops. >> anything in the back. >> western new york is on lockdown tonight as more than 300 members of law enforcement search for those two escaped killers. richard matt and david sweat. >> we'll search under every rock behind every tree until we are confident that area is secure. >> reporter: multiple road blocks are in place as officers investigate recorded sight little. state police, local sheriff and u.s. marshals rolled into the towns saturday afternoon after a woman alerted 9-1-1. >> our investigators interviewed her thoroughly and

reporter: it sounds little lar to a shooting two miles away on highway 4 on saturday. 20-year-old tomas mendez was killed on the way home from work. he was shot as he was driving eastbound near bailey road. he died at the scene. no one arrested in that case but they think the car was fired on by someone in a honda also on highway 4. >> our local gang members have no fear and no worry about going out and doing this type o thing. i want citizens to be safe on the roads. >> reporter: at this point the contra costa county sheriff's office says it doesn't have any suspect informatio in last night's case. they are hoping for tips from the public. anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> burglars in fremont targeted a special needs school stealing thousands of dollars of equipment. police say earlier this week suspects pried open the door of a class. they stole nearly $2,000 worth of electronics, ipods, ipads and other items. police have an idea who might be responsible. >> they are guessing it was an individual or individuals squatting in the neighborhood. there's some athletic fields out back with baseball dugout

tomas mendez was killed saturday when someone opened fire on the car he was driving. the car crashed killing the 20- year-old. he was a cook at the popular katy corner's restaurant in san ramon. he was trying to provide a better life for his two-year- old daughter, stepdaughter, and girlfriend. >> it's been devastating for all. for all of our employees and family members because we have all known tomas for 16 years. >> he was just really funny and really charming and always flirting but in a funny way. and we all loved him a lot. >> coworkers and friends have set up a go fund me page to help raise money for mendez's family and help with funeral costs. authorities say the suspect was driving a white sedan, possibly a honda. >>> frustration continues to build in the south bay over the complete change of staff at one elementary school. teachers are now saying goodbye to their students. amber lee has more on why parents are now wondering what is next. >> reporter: the students were vocal about losing all of their teachers at west valley as the rally got under way. this te

leÓn: realizaron autopsia al cuerpo de tomÁs mÉndez y los detectives siguen algunas pistas sin embargode sunny bay salieron a expresar su desilusiÓn porque sus maestros serÁn reemplazados por otros profesores. beatriz, que escuchamos una noches. beatriz: asÍ es el prÓximo escolar comience los niÑos de la escuela primaria tendrÁn nuevos maestros, al parecer es una medida a la supuesta tensiÓn que habÍa en el plantel pero muchos estÁn sorprendidos. alumnos de la escuela west valley to con sus padres dijeron claro su apoyo a los maestros del plantel a quienes no volverÁn a ver en clase despuÉs del verano. todos los profesores serÁn trasladados a otros centros. "esto es mÁs que nada una muestra de aprecio hacia nuestros maestros. la semana nos enteramos de que todos ellos serÁn reemplazados por 24 nuevos profesores, estamos sorprendidos", dijo un padre de familia. los mensajes son muchos los corazones estÁn rotos en tanto que dejaban comentario para cada uno de los maestros. algunos de ellos tenÍa 15 aÑos trabajando en este plantel. segÚn el distrito escolar habÍa tensiÓn en la escuela por

. >> reporter: friends say this was the last photo taken of tomas mendez before he was taken in an apparent free shooting. made a mess of traffic on eastbound he 4 saturday afternoon. investigators say witness withs reported shots being fired from one car at another just before 3. this green dodge crashed into the center divide. the driver 20-year-old mendez from pittsburgh was killed. he was a cook at the popular katie's korner restaurant where he worked with his father who was a head chef. >> it's before devastating for owl of our employees and -- all of our employees and family members. >> he was just really funny and charming. always flirting, you know, but in a funny way. and we all loved him a lot. >> reporter: his cousin who also works at the small family restaurant insisted on standing in his place in the kitchen today. working towards providing a better life for his two-year- old daughter, stepdaughter and long-time girlfriend. >> he was always talking about his big dreams. he wasn't going to be in the kitchen forever. and all of that is out the window because someone decided it us

police say someone shot into the car of tomas mendez in broad daylight on a busy freeway killing the 20-year- old. >> what concerns me most is that our local gang members clearly have no fear and no worry about going out and doing this type of thing. >> reporter: detectives say both shootings are gang- related. they believe the shooters targeted the victims. >> we do believe that there was some relationship between the suspect and the victims and therefore, yeah, the public should have no concern about driving down highway 4. >> reporter: but they want to catch the shooters before stray bullets hit an unintended target. on twitter, friends of the victims in the two shootings expressed outrage. one person said, today i lost another friend due to gang violence. man, stop this expletive already. >> reporter: detectives wouldn't go into detail on how the two shootings are related. they say that information suggests these two shootings were not random. live in bay point, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >> detectives say no one has been arrested in the two shootings and they haven't released suspect d

and no arrests have been made in the shootout on highway 4 that left a father dead. 20-year-old tomas mendez of pittsburg was killed and his car careened into the center divide after being shot. traffic was backed up for hours. >>> the ride sharing company uber is banning guns from all its cars in its system. the san francisco based company says the policy applies to drivers and customers. the new rule began june 10th. several uber drivers have fired guns in recent months including one in chicago who shot at a man who had opened fire on a crowd. >>> just getting going on a monday morning at 4:56. vandals deface a controversial mural. here in the bay area. why one man says they will not succeed in erasing its message. >> and the vaccine mandate bill clears another major hurdle and takes one big step towards becoming law in california. i'm kiet do, we've got a live >>> all right, a live look at the bay bridge and looks like people are waking up along with this us for this monday morning. it is monday, june 22nd. i'm maria medina. >> bright and early everyone, hi, i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:

flavio: llegamos al restaurante donde trabajaba tomÁs mÉndez a quien sus amigos perciben como un hombre

. >> reporter: friends say this was the last photo taken of tomas mendez shortly before he was killed in an apparent freeway shooting saturday afternoon. it made a mess of traffic on highway 4 saturday afternoon. investigators say withins reported shots being fired from one car at another just before 3. the green dodge crashed into a center divide. the driver, 20-year-old mendez from pittsburgh was killed. he was a cook at the popular katies korner restaurant enwhere he worked with his father who was a head chef r chef. >> we've all known tomas for 16 years. like he was three or four years l old. >> he was really funny and charming. always flirting, you know, but in a funny way. and we all loved him a lot. >> reporter: his cousin who also works at the small family restaurant insisted on standing in his place in the kitchen today. he was working towards providing a better life for his two-year-old daughter, stepdaughter and girlfriend. >> he always had big dreams. he wasn't going to live in the kitchen forever. he always said and now all of that is out the window it's really sad. >> re

tomas mendez was killed saturday when someone fired shots on the car he was driving near bailey road.he 20- year-old. mendez was a cook at the popular katy corner's restaurant. his friend was trying to make -- it's been devastating for all of our employees and family members. because we've all known tomas for 16 years. since he was three or four years old. >> he was really funny and charming and always flirting but in a funny way. and we all loved him a lot. >> now his coworkers and friends have set up a go fund me page to help raise the money for the mendez family and for the funeral. the suspect was driving a white sedan. possibly a honda. >>> disciplinary proceedings for eight police officers. they are now on hold. the judge put a hold on the series botched from -- the officers are claiming the police department waited too long to charge them and that the statue of limitations ran out two years ago. if the court decides in favor of the officers, they will get their jobs back and not be punished. >>> frustration continues to build in the south bay over drastic staff changes at one e

tomas mendez was killed on saturday. he crashed after someone fired shots at the car he was driving. he was a cook at the popular katy's corner restaurant. his friends say he was trying to provide a better life for his two-year-old daughter, his step dour, and girlfriend. >> it has been devastating. for all of our employees and family members. because we've all known tomas for 16 years he was three or four years old. >> he was really funny and really charming and always flirting. but in a funny way. and we all loved him a lot. >> his coworkers and friends they set up a go fund me page to raise money for mendez's family and also to help pay for his funeral. >>> ride sharing companies could start picking up passengers at another bay area airport after a crucial vote today. ktvu fox 2 reporter janine de la vega is in san jose at the airport and city leaders i guess report the service would be very popular with travelers. >> yeah they have been. taxi drivers they are really butting heads about this. the airport is recommendi

tomas mendez. invest gitters in the east bay are asking for help. nbc's bay area is in san ramon. do we know what prompted the shooting? >> officials aren't releasing any detail ss about a possible motive. he worked here at katie's corner along with his father. and i'm told he was leaving his dad's birthday party when he was killed. >> i really want everyone to know how good he was. >> thomas mendez is being remembered as a bright light by his friend and co-worker ester. they've known each other since they were kids. helping their parents in san ramon. >> he was always joking around and a really hard worker. >> thomas mendez was killed on saturday afternoon on highway four in unincorporated pittsburg. the sheriff's department says someone opened fire and drove off. the suspect is believed to have been driving a honda. >> a lot of tears and a lot of praying. today ester has been asking customers for donations to help the mendez family. a go fund me page has been set up to help with funeral costs. thomas leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter and girlfriend. >> his family's devastated.

twenty-year-old tomas mendez of pittsburgh was killed in his car. investigators say all three victims in the two shootings, they were targeted. the sheriff's office says the general public should not be concerned about driving on highway 4. >>> meantime another deadly shooting that happened close to highway 4 in the same area, it does not appear to be connected. the contra costa sheriff's department says the 64-year-old man was shot at a gun range in concord just off highway 4. paramedics rushed to the united sportsman's gun club after getting reports a man had been shot. the still unidentified man died there at the scene. the sheriff's department says the shooting appears to have been an accident. >>> it's been almost 14 years since bart closed all the bath rooms at bart station. some bath rooms have reopened. and now bart is considering reopening the rest. ktvu's fox two tara more yard say in san francisco. bart is going to do more than unlock the doors. tara? >> reporter: these new bath rooms, they would have a lot more open design, and they woul

. >> catherine: was tomas mendez. he worked as a cook at katys kreek restaurant in walnut creek. and katys korner in san ramon. >> catherine: his family says mendez might have been heading home from work when he was shot on highway 4. near bailey road. >> catherine: san jose police have released disturbing video showing a robbery earlier >> catherine: this month in a parking garage. >> catherine: it shows two women being surprised by two men.who grabbed their purses and ran. >> catherine: it happened at a garage on south 2nd street. during the struggle - one of the women was knocked down. >> catherine: both suspects are described as hispanic and in their 20's. >> catherine: police hope someone will recognize them - and call with information. >> catherine: silicon valley crime stoppers is offering a cash reward. >> catherine: police are looking for a man they say followed a woman home.smashed her car window.and stole her camera. >> catherine: it happened tuesday afternoon - in the 200 block of crestmoor circle in pacifica. >> catherine: the woman told police the man followed her f

the victim in that case has been identified as 20-year-old tomas mendez. the search ongoing there. the search continues for the shooter involved in this case last night. we do know at least one person was killed out here in this shooting. back to you. >> alex savidge live in baypoint. thank you. >>> 33-year-old woman is suing both the albany and walnut creek police departments after an albany police officer allegedly e-mailed a topless photo of her to a walnut creek dispatcher. the woman was notified last year that officer peter o'conner used work e-mail to send the photo to the dispatcher. the photo was taken ten years ago. the dispatcher was fired. it's not clear if the officer paid discipline. the woman is seeking $25,000 in damages. >>> we're now ten days away from the 4th of july. temperatures are rising around the bay area. that means the fire danger is rising, too. firefighters really worried about all of that dry brush and drought. janine de la vega joining us live now in morgan hill this morning. tell us about some of the warnings in place, janine. >> reporter: yeah, dave.

killed while driving on bay area high with over the weekend as been identified as 20 year-old tomas mendez this land into the median the contra costa county sheriff's offices the shooter map and driving away, the survey and. >>: look into all possible isn't this point we're not sure what the reason was for the shooting so we have to keep an open mind pursue every avenue of investigation. >>darya: grattan from monday of a high school and survived by his to. >>james: national headlines with thousands of people in charleston mourn the victims of the trust massacre last week we have bill in fact to join hands at the committee changed and marching across the city's main bridge last by the government either side of the bridge and then met in the middle to are the nine losses in wednesday's tragedy but >>: the service was hill and not hate.. >>darya: irish officials are banking san francisco bay area people for their support in their care given to the families of those who were killed and about the decline from happening berkeley last week the minister state and other officials are thinking of fa

five hours yesterday.after a driver opened fire on 20-year- old tomas mendez.who was also behind the wheel. these are pictures of mendez. his family says he was possibly on the way back to his home in pittsburg. mendez was shot at least once.before slamming into the median around three o'clock in the afternoon. the contra costa county sheriff's office says the shooter may have been driving a white honda sedan. >>:we are looking into all possibilities right now because we are not sure the reason behind this >> vicki : mendez graduated from mount diablo high school.and is survived by his two-year-old daughter. this weekend was the first time visitors to delores park got to enjoy the newly renovated north side. there are tennis courts. new bathrooms. and plenty of green grass. but there are also plenty of concerns already. as emily turner reports. the city wants the people who use the park-- to help keep it clean and have launched a series of campaigns to help that happen. >> emily park goers havea bad reputation for making and leaving messes- which is part of what this the grass really is greener on the other side of del