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Live from the kgotv Broadcast Center this is abc7 news. Now at 11 00, parents dropping off tear kids at school targeted by criminals tonight. A Bay Area Police Department Says violent robbers are following people back to their homes. Good evening. Im natasha in for ama daetz. They say three masked men followed a parent home and tried to rob his home. Now we have learned this is connected to a similar robbery less tan a mile away on hebron court. That happened on october 8th. Alan wang is live to...

San jose where neighbors are understandably upset. The residents here are very upset. Many of them know the boy who was shot. The nineyearold boy was asleep when the rifle discharged hitting the boy in the leg. Both are in serious condition at valley medical center. Smith is also under arrest there for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and for nengt discharge of a firearm arm. Did he have guns . No, not that i know of. I didnt even know he had anything he shot off. Neighbor...

The rifle discharges into the toe of 40yearold eric smith. The bullet pierced the floor and wounded the 9yearold boy asleep in his bed in a downstairs apartment. Both were rushed to Valley Medical Center where they are in serious condition. Residents say its normally a quiet complex. No one knew smith had any firearms. The nineyearold son scotty and the wounded boy are good friends. From a mothers point of view, its the hardest thing to go through. Seeing your son go through so much pain and not...

The Sheriffs Office with the explanation. Chuck . Reporter no interviews on how 2yearold hugo castro was told to go to police. After he was told to turn himself in. The santa claras main jail. Monday morning, hugo castro walked in to the main jail with a note that he knew of a dead body. He was tiled go to san jose police. Officers detained him while they went to a condo complex and found the body of a woman castro dated. Police arrested and questioned castro who they say confessed to killing he...

Child at school. The latest ronry happened monday on the 1400 block of burkehart avenue, three weeks after an almost identical robbery. Robert handa is live from the san leandro san lorenzo border with more on why police say this could be the beginning of a frightening trend. Were arat Arroyo High School which is on san leandro and san lorenzo. This is where the children of both robbery victims go to skoom and one of similar factors that have Police Concerned and asking for the publics help, esp...

Surgical masks. And in monday mornings case they wore black bandanas. Reporter did they say anything . Nothing more than get into the house or statements similar to that. We hear a lot of things happening in this neighborhood. Its good to have the police, we have proof with the videos, and we can find the people who are doing bad things in the neighborhood. Reporter police are still investigating whether the victims were targeted for ethnicity or because they just dropped off a student. Students...

Racially profiling their victims. A guy with a mask and a gun had the gun to his head and said dont do anything foolish. This san leandro woman said they were robbed in their backyard. It happened after they dropped her sister off. My dad tried to grab the gun out of his hand. And then he saw two and three others guys run up with masks as well. They took off after stealing his wallet. It happened in the same neighborhood earlier this month. The victims we are seeing being targeted are asian men....

The possibility. My experience said you may as well go as big as you can. Reporter there is the tug of war about where the extra 125 million a year should go. Ferries, transit systems, bart. We should stand up and make sure its spent here, not on other projects in San Francisco. You have nine counties that you have to plug in. The metropolitan Transportation Commission is usually the nexus to the legislation. It requires their active engagement. It took us over a year to negotiate the last one s...

This possible road rage altercation. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thanks, robert. Just in to the newsroom, firefighters are battling this brush fire. Thats next to the san geronimo golf course in marin county. A model rocket from the school yard sparked this fire. Calls for help went out just before 2 00 this afternoon. At one point, several homes were threatened. About an hour ago, the fire grew to 80 contained. Dozens of crews making sure the fire does not spread. Caught ...

Condo in san jose. Her ex tries to turn himself in. But a deputy lets him go. Tonight we a woman found murdered in a condo in san jose. Her ex tries to turn himself in but a deputy let him go. Tonight, we ask how does that happen . Reporter betty, you have been standing out there telling us of the many problems this jail has had and tonight another one. Reporter thats right, veronica, this one involves the correctional deputy and the staffer who got confused and sent an accused killer back out o...