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Three people shot in Oakland Wednesday, police investigating
(KRON) — Police are investigating after three people were shot in Oakland on Wednesday. The Oakland Police Department responded just after midnight to the 7800 block of Bancroft Avenue. Officers arrived on scene to investigate a ShotSpotter activation. Officers located three victims who were each suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The victims were […]
Mother and son reported missing in Oakland
(KRON) — A mother and her five-year-old son disappeared in Oakland two weeks ago and investigators are asking for the public’s help to find them. Mikala King, 29, and her son, King Scott, are “missing due to unknown circumstances,” the Oakland Police Department wrote Wednesday. They were last seen on September 24 in Oakland. The […]
NEW: California escort who live-streamed her mother's m-rder has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanityTonantzyn Oris Beltran, 29, is accused of killing her mother, 55-year-old Olivia Lucia Beltran PachecoOlivia Lucia Beltran Pacheco was a known community activist in Marin CountyBeltran was found holding a knife, standing next to her mother, covered in blood on their San Rafael balconyThe attack was live-streamed on FB, and viewers reported it to police before the stream was
Man arrested in Daly City murder; mother arrested as alleged accomplice
A man wanted for the murder of another man in Daly City over the weekend was arrested Monday as was the suspect's mother who was identified as an alleged accomplice, police said.Daly City police said officers responded to a report of a shooting on Sunday evening on the 1300 block of South Mayfair Avenue in the city's Westlake neighborhood. Officers arrived to find a 60-year-old man who had been shot multiple times; he dies at the scene despite life-saving attempts. Police said the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Maarij Abdullah Afridi of Daly City, fled from the area following the shooting.On Monday, police detectives and SWAT officers located Afridi and arrested him without incident. Police said 50-year-old Zaib Un Nisa Afridi, the suspect's mother, was also arrested and identified as an accomplice to the homicide.Both suspects were taken to the San Mateo County Main Jail in Redwood City and booked on a number of felony charges including first-degree murder, police said.Anyone with information about the homicide was as to contact the Daly City Police Department Investigations Division at (650) 991-8270.
Man arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Hayward domestic violence incident
A Hayward man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife following a police investigation into her death which was originally deemed suspicious, authorities said.Hayward police said the incident happened Sept. 23 near the 27000 block of Eucalyptus Court in the neighborhood just south of Tennyson High School. A person called 911 after a family member at a residence indicated that something had happened inside the home, police said.Officers arrived to find the victim, 47-year-old Tania Afanador, unresponsive and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers also found 47-year-old Alvaro Sierra injured from apparent self-inflicted lacerations, police said.Sierra was taken...