Reporter neighbors here in modesto tell me the people who lived in that house right there were not always very approachable but a they were nonetheless shocked when police descended on the street last night. Theyre even more shocked to find out that one of the victims, the youngest one in there, was the child of the person of interest in this murder. We also learned a few other details about the four other victims found dead inside. According to her family dr. Amanda crews a physician with the county Health System its one of the victims. One of her former colleagues tells me at least two of the children also found inside were hers. Police were called to this neighborhood yesterday just after 3 30 to perform a Security Check and thats when officers found the five bodies inside two women ask three children the youngest six moanings old the oldes six year old. Police have not released many details on how they died isnt they wanted to track down a person of interest who fled to san jose. W
The the bodies have been found. They are leaving candles, flowers, they tell me dr. Ahanda cruz amanda cruise was their physician and they are shocked shes gone. Friends of a victim set up candles outside the home. Neighbors say they never talked much with the people. One restident was recognizable. Being that they never like to be friendly. I remember seeing the guy whose picture i saw on facebook. I remember seeing him. Reporter shes talking about this picture released by Police Saturday night of 30yearold martin martinez. He was quickly named as a person of interest when officers found five people dead in this home saturday afternoon, two women and three little girls aged between six months and six years old. His red Lincoln Navigator was spotted near his relatives home a few hours into the investigation. He was arrested by San Jose Police shortly after that and booked on suspicion of murder. The youngest victim was his own daughter. We have also determined that there is a past rela
Including his own daughter and the mother of the child. Five bodies were found in a home on this suburban modesto neighborhood. Police say it received a call saturday afternoon from a concerned person asking for a welfare check on the home. When Police Showed up, the five bodies were discovered. Late saturday night, last night, police named martinez as a person of interest and released a picture of his 2000 red lincoln navigator. I would definitely say that hes dangerous. Reporter not long after that martinezs unoccupied car was spotted 80 miles away from the crime scene on lucerne way in east san jose. Police say a fell member lives there and Police Suspect that a Family Member lives there and Police Suspect that he got into another car at this time. Thats when Police Headed to the oakridge mall and eventually made the arrest. At this point Modesto Police have said that all five victims are female. Two are adults. Three are children ranging in ages from 6 months to 6 years. Police say
That massacre in modesto, what were learning about the relationship between the suspects and some of the victims hes accused of of killing. Kpix5s Christian Hartnett is in san jose near where the suspect was caught. Reporter it was around 10 p. M. When Modesto Police maimed Martin Martinez as a person of interest. Just a few hours after that martinez was arrested and is now facing murder charges. 30yearold martinez is behind bars suspected of killing five people in modesto including his even daughter and the mother of the child. Dace trait relatives distraught relatives were escorted away from the modesto home. Its really scary. Reporter Police Received a call saturday afternoon from a concerned person asking for a welfare check on the home. When Police Showed up, the five bodies were discovered. Late saturday night police named martinez as a person interest of and released a picture of his 2000 interest and released a picture of his 2000 red lincoln navigator. Not long after that mart
Center about 50 miles from the arizona border. Thats after a flash flooding washed away an eastbound bridge and caused some serious damage to westbound lanes as well. Caltrans says the damaged section will stay closed completely and indefinitely. Kpix 5s lisa chan is in our newsroom with more. Good morning lisa. Reporter good morning, this interstate is the main route between california and arizona. And engineers will assess the tack to the bridge this morning. The damage is being blamed on heavy rains and flooding that shut down the freeway. A bridge 50 miles west of the Arizona State line washed away. Traffic headed toward arizona was forced to turn around and one driver was injured. The Riverside County Fire Department had to extract that driver who crashed in the collapse. Rain, thunder and lightning fell over Southern California in a rare summer storm system. This caused Power Outages and downed trees and water rescues and beach closures. Firefighters worked to keep mud out of hal