>> mario gonzalez! >> reporter: police tried to contain him after receiving calls about a man who appeared to be under the influence. >> a latino man was having a beer in a park on a bright and sunny day? that's suspicious? >> reporter: police said a scuffle broke out and gonzalez had a medical emergency. the 26-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> they lied to me. they said my son is fighting with the officer. i say no. come on. you guys made a mistake. >> reporter: the family says the body camera video showed gonzalez complied with officers and answered all their questions. >> his mother says the video showed he has grass and sand in his mouth after being pinned to the ground. when police officers turned him on his back, his lips were blue. gonzalez leaves behind a four-year-old son. >> my guy is right here. he says, my dad died? tell him! >> reporter: a spokesperson spent the day interviewing police officering and witnesses. still no word when alameda police will release that body cam vid

the investigation into mario gonzalez, his death in alameda county is expanding some people are just outraged saying police used excessive force. but now the attorney representing the officers is telling their story. thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 5 everybody. i'm grant lotus and i'm justine waldman in for vicki tonight. 26 year-old mario gonzalez was killed after an encounter with police in alameda last week. he was pinned face down on the ground for more than 5 minutes and then he stopped breathing. there are now 5 separate investigations into what happened. >> morrow gonzalez's family has hired an attorney to investigate the attorney representing the 3 officers who were involved. also now investigating the city of alameda has hired an outside agency to investigate and the alameda county district attorney's office as well as the alameda sheriff's office have each launched separate investigations. we also now know the names of the 3 officers involved. >> eric mckinley, who's been on the force there for 3 years. cameron leahy who's also been on the force for 3 years and j

it shows 26 year-old mario gonzalez says deadly encounter with an alameda with alameda police. this was monday of last week. gonzales died in custody. police say he suffered a medical emergency. his family says he was murdered good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. and i'm ken wayne. tonight we have learned 3 officers are on leave. and also hearing from the interim alameda police chief about this in custody. death. >> kron four's terisa stasko joins us live now with what the chief had to say. theresa. >> ken and catherine, there are a lot of unknown facts about this case right now. but here is what we do know that video was released 3 body camera videos released this afternoon to kron 4 news and they show what happened and what unfolded with mario gonzalez dying. the 26 year-old and initially what we are learning is that there was a call into the police department of an intoxicated person in front of a home on oak street when the 2 police officers arrived, they saw mario and they asked him what his name key did not give them his

the officer approached mario gonzalez and asked if he was okay. gonzalez was incoherent and hesitated to give his name. they spoke to him for 10 minutes before trying to put his hands behind his back. he resisted before officers took him to the ground. as gonzalez continues to struggle in officer positions his body over gonzalez. from the video it was hard to say how much weight was used. after five minutes gonzalez loses consciousness. >> everyone can watch the video and make judgments. but we have to be careful. this is just one part of the story. >>> the family held a press conference. his brother said that what the police did was unnecessary and unprofessional. and took a minuscule event and made it fatal. >> i am in shock. the police department lied. they said my son was fighting. i said you made a mistake. but there is an autopsy being done to determine the cause of death. and toxicology tests are being done to see if he was under the influence of any substance. there are three investigations into this incident. reporting from alameda, andre

. >> the death of mario gonzalez gaining national attention. >> tonight, another side of the story. we are hearing from the attorney representing the alameda police officers involved. >> and india's covid crisis is getting worse. the growing concern for the people of india and the help on the way from the bay area. >> good evening and thank you for being with us. we begin with the president's plan. is it too expensive and how much will your taxes be raised. >> all of this unfolding as bay area lawmakers make history tonight. >> reporter: tonight president biden addressing a joint session of congress, speaking to a small audience due to covid rules, about his big ideas. >> america is on the move again. >> reporter: for the first time in history two women standing behind a president during a address. both also from the bay area. >> and it's about time. >> reporter: the president addressing covid-19 accomplishments. >> 90% of americans now live within -- of a vaccination site. >> reporter: pushing congress to pass his $1.8 trillion american families plan. insuring free pre-k and two ye

police say mario gonzalez had a medical emergency after being handcuffed. his family said police choked him to death, similar to george floyd's death. what do we know thus far? >> reporter: well, mario gonzalez's death is being investigated by three separate entities. the sheriff's department, d.a.'s office and an independent law firm and they are also waiting for autopsy reports. his family believes he was killed by police. the video you are about to see is very disturbing. tonight flowers and candles mark the spot where alameda police were called to this park last monday by neighbors. the family said an unarmed mario gonzalez was having a beer at the park when police tried to restrain him. this police body cam video shows what happened. >> it is hard to watch. >> the interim alameda police chief reacting to what happened when three officers made contact with gonzalez. in the video you can see officers placing his hands behind his back and one wrestling him to the ground and ending up on top of him. at one point you can see an officer's knee on gonzalez's

, pero aunque practicaron rcp en la cenas era demasiado tarde para mario gonzÁlez. libertad pedraza noticiero telemundo 48. >>> nosotros seguimos de cerca este caso, a las 12 con 12 te quiero preguntar quÉ opina de la forma que agentes de policÍa detuvieron a mario gonzÁlez, como un parta su opiniÓn, en telemundo 48, la respuesta podrÍa aparecer aquÍ en noticiero telemundo 48 al mediodÍa, a las 12 con 12 primera pausa, quÉ ayuda reciben niÑos que cruzan la frontera, le cuento al regreso. >>> otro condado pide racionamiento de agua por la sequÍa sepa si esto a fico estarÁ a usted. quÉ tal, amigos, buenas tardes, feliz miÉrcoles, mitad de semana y calor se siente, vamos a hablar de esto no se pierre de el pronÓstico al volver. (comerciales). estamos tan cerca de vencer a la pandemia. tan cerca de aclarar tus dudas... porque sabemos que la vacuna será un gran alivio para ti y toda tu familia. nos vacunamos por nuestra familia. yo me vacuné por mis papás. estamos muy cerca de volver a estar cerca. y para lograrlo llegó el momento de planear cuándo te

plus, new body camera video shows the moments leading up to the death of mario gonzalez. why his family says it proves he was not violent. >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching the kron 4 morning news that far. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a wednesday i'm daria and i am james. and well, you can't make it out the shot behind because it's just off top screen. yeah. big out there and i was going to say what's wrong with your half. look, my half is kind of clear some sort as we've got bright. i mean, and its way out. i thought was fog on your site. but if you head outside look up, you'll still see a pretty large moon on this day after we had the super moon out there. that's what it very go >> format now very is howling at the moon. we've got john in the weather center kicking off the hour with the guys can help it to how out of a little bit. just like instinct like the london clock tower to its not. but it seemed to me the transamerica yeah. oh yeah. does or bigger version, san francisco. >> we're going to be looking at another brig

reportero: asÍ comenzÓ el incidente en el que mario gonzÁlez perdiÓ la vida. una llamada al 911 reportando a un hombre que estaba hablando solo y estaba atemorizando a la esposa de la persona que llamÓ. "no estÁ haciendo nada", dijo el hombre que llamÓ. >> llegÓ la policÍa a molestarlo. reportero: cuando llegaron los policÍas, mario se encontraba actuando en forma inusual. hablando consigo mismo y respondiendo lentamente, pero calmado y desarmado. >> muy triste para mÍ, porque nunca vi a mi hijo agrediendo a nadie. nunca vi a mario robando, nunca vi a mario haciendo nada. reportero: le comentamos al policÍa que si no hubiese sido mÁs fÁcil detener a mario de otra manera, como esposarlo al carro o detenerlo en el asiento de atrÁs del vehÍculo, ya que no parecÍa poseer alguna amenaza. [habla en inglÉs] reportero: a eso el jefe de la policÍa dijo que ellos nunca esposan a personas a objetos, que sÓlo esposan las manos juntas, que parece que eso era lo que estaban tratado de hacer los policÍas en el video. >> su cara morada. estaba muerto en el pa

it shows 26 year-old mario gonzalez, his deadly encounter with alameda police last monday when gonzalez died in custody. thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 5 everybody. i'm grant lotus. i'm tahernia in for vicki liviakis tonight, the police department says mario gonzalez suffered a medical emergency. his family says he was murdered. >> kron four's. phillipe djegal joins us live from outside the police department over now me to wear the gonzalez family held an emotional news conference today condemning the officers involved feliepe. >> sonars and grant the gonzalez family says that the video clearly shows that mario was not violent or confrontational and that the officers simply took it too far. the city of alameda releasing body camera footage showing what led up to an in-custody death last week. >> it shows officers struggling to detain mario gonzalez. at one point he was t>ken to the ground where at least one officer laid on top gonzalez was distressed and cried out for help several times and eventually stopped responding to officers when it appears he lost consciousness. poli

in the meantime, there is a growing memorial out here where mario gonzalez died. they're in alameda. theresa kron 4 news. >> a south bay criminal defense attorney says the alameda police departments description of gonzales is in custody. death as a medical emergency may be true, but he has the emergency was caused by the officers involved. police says use excessive and unreasonable and unnecessary force. >> here's the most powerful tool that they have in their possession or at their will is their ability to talk someone down verbally de-escalate, a situation and these officers very quickly escalated to the physical use of force which is absolutely necessary. absolutely would have been alive. still today and that's a pretty good indication that the police used excessive unreasonable and unnecessary force when but for their actions, someone would still be living. >> south and says eric mckinley, the first officer to arrive at the park. one oak street initially showed restraint, but eventually appears to lose patients with gonzales. when my 1 one caller reported was

police have released body camera video showing 26 year-old mario gonzalez dying while in police custody earlier this hour, we heard from mario's family who said he was murdered by officers. >> now we're hearing from the interim alameda police chief kron four's terisa stasko joins us now live with what he said. theresa. >> sanaa's and grant. we just spoke with the interim police chief here in alameda. he is speaking to kron 4 news first in this case. let's get to that video that was released just a short time ago again to take you back. this all started to unfold last monday and that is when police got a call of an intoxicated person and they respond to the scene. 2 people went to this home on oak street to alameda city police officers and they found mario gonzalez. now the police are saying that when they tried to engage with gonzales that he would not give them his name and then would not cooperate. they say they tried to detain them and that is when a medical situation unfolded and mario stop believing there are 3 separate investigations as you're watching that video understand that t

se ve la pierna de uno de los policÍassobre la espalda de mario gonzÁlez. minutos despuÉs, se escuchan los gritos del joven que muriÓ bajo custodia de los agentes. [gritos] son imÁgenes y sonidos de las cÁmaras corporales de los policÍas, que captaron los Últimos momentos con vida del joven de 26 aÑos . la policÍa habÍa acudido a un parque alameda, tras recibir reportes de una persona posiblemente ebria. un abogado que dio el vÍdeo, comparÓ lo sucedido a gonzÁlez el pasado19 de abril con la muerte george floyd, ocurrÍan mineÁpolis. >> es un caso como lo que pasÓ con george floyd. es un caso de asfixia, que se lleva a cabo por la presiÓn que le ponen en la espalda a una persona cuando... marÍa: en los primeros minutos del vÍdeo, los agentes no ejercen ninguna acciÓn violenta, peroen el minuto 22, la situaciÓn se observa caÓtica. un agente tiene el brazo haciendo presiÓn sobre gonzÁlez y se escuchan sus gritos. de pronto, ya no hace ruido. acabÉ vÍdeo, hay partes donde si ya no me siento cÓmodo ahogÁndome. en aquel que parece simila

and both experts agree the worse part is knowing mario gonzalez' death could and should have been prevented. >> i didn't catch your name yet though. >> reporter: from casual questioning to screams of pain. 26-year-old mario gonzalez fought for his life as two alameda police officers pinned him face first on the ground for roughly 6 minutes and 17 seconds before he died. >> does he have a pulse? >> no. >> reporter: officers got a call about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. after getting out of their car the officers talked to gonzalez for roughly 5 minutes asking general questions about his identity. >> what's your name. >> reporter: before forcing him to the ground. >> they didn't really have any information before they laid hands on him. >> reporter: for the past 17 years, she's streeted thousands of patients in the bay area struggling with trauma, anxiety and substance abuse. >> what was your initial reaction after watching that video. >> i was having a hard time believing it and seeing it because there was nothing there that said to me this person should have been put on the

councilmember about the in heaven custody death of mario gonzalez. we look to president biden's address and we were >>> tonight, america showing new signs of turning the corner in the pandemic. covid deaths and cas falling across much of the country. the u.s. now averaging more than 52,000 new cases a day and nearly 20% drop in the last week. new york city, once the epicenter ofpandemic, now planning to fully reopen july 1st. america's plunging vaccination - rate. down from its all-time high just one month ago. >>> president biden marking his heels of hisirst address to a e praling t n president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn. president biden selling his massive agenda to the american people. more than $4 trillion in spending for infrastructure, education and jobs. republicans already pushing back. >>> news tonight about three police officers under investigation in the death of mario gonzalez. body camera video shows the struggle with police. officers appear to restrain him using their knees and elbows on or near his neck. >>> new details coming

death of mario gonzalez in the east bay. we'll have the latest when we come back. and president biden says the nation is moving again, turning a crisis into an opportunity. we'll have a recap of the plans he unveiled recap of the plans he unveiled to congress. oh, i've traveled all over the country. talking about saving with geico. but that's the important bit, innit? showing up, saying “hello! fancy a nice chat?” then we talk like two old friends about sticky buns and all the savings you could get by bundling your home and car insurance. but here's the real secret. eye contact. you feel that? we just had a moment. [chuckles] who would've thought it? geico. save even more when you bundle home and car insurance. >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching the kron 4 morning news at 7. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us on a thursday. i'm darya folsom. and i'm james fletcher. we've got a really nice day shaping up for us around. >> it was a little breezy earlier, but then look too bad, right. yeah. i think i'm not going to need well.

>>> mario gonzÁlez fue un muchacho amoroso, tiene un niÑo de cuatro aÑos, cuidaba de mi hijo especial que tiene 22 aÑos autista, era un hombre lleno de vida saludable. que no querÍa morir. porque es muy claro que el sistema nos estÁ matando a los dos, a afroamericanos y tambiÉn a gente latina, la policÍa de alameda se pronunciÓ en el comunicado diciendo los oficiales respondieron a dos reportes diferentes de un hombre presuntamente bajo la influenza... y una emergencia mÉdica que habrÍa referido el fallecido. >>> cualquier emergencia, no sÉ de quÉ hablan como un hombre de 26 aÑos tiene una emergencia mÉdica, si nunca ha tenido historia de emergencias. >>> justicia por mario gonzÁlez. es lo que pidieron las mÁs de cien personas que se reunieron hoy, la familia dice agradece a acompaÑarlos a las personas y estÁn decididos a realizar a una investigaciÓn independiente para tener respuestas sobre lo que le pasÓ a mario gonzÁlez, los tres oficiales estÁn en bajo, administrativa pagada. >>> quiero justicia que se expliquen las cosas. que no pase mÁs esto. >>> los casos d

to be borne out before we make those kinds of pronouncements. >> reporter: family says mario gonzalez who was from oakland was the father of a 4-year-old boy and main caretaker of his 22-year-old brother who has autism. the police chief says the city hired an independent law firm to conduct the internal investigation. they've also asked the alameda county sheriff's office to conduct its own investigation in parallel and as is standard procedure the district attorney's office is also investigating. the police department is waiting on autopsy results into the cause of death. the three officers involved are on paid administrative leave until this investigation is complete. reporting live here in alameda, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. >>> a live look on capitol hill this morning, today the president will hold his first joint address to congress. he'll highlight his achievements during his first 100 days and make a new push for action on job creation and assistance to struggling families. he's expected to push for police reform and new gun laws and pass his $2 trillion

the gonzalez family says mario appears to have died in the similar manner. george floyd did. >> the unarmed african-american man killed by minneapolis police last year. the officer who restricted his breathing was found guilty last week for second and 3rd degree murder. the city of alameda has launched an independent investigation into gonzalez is death. there was no reason to detain them. >> let alone killed him. the apd took a calm situation. >> and made it. they don't know what that we we have right here. >> the city of alameda says that the police department is in the process of making that body camera footage available to the public as for the family, they say they have hired a law firm that specializes in police misconduct live in alameda fleet and all kron 4 news. thank you fully. >> coming up here at 3, a south bay teacher arrested for assault of at least 2 students. details on how police were able to catch him. and how far are you willing to go for the home of your dreams. what one local realtor did to help his clients get their home. plus, scott pe

. >> now a day we're hearing from an attorney for the 3 alameda police officers who had mario gonzalez in custody just before he died. >> i stand here tonight. one day shy. the 100th day my administration. after just 100 days. i can report to the nation. america is on the move again. president biden delivering a historic prime-time address got the highlights from his. >> first address to a joint session of congress. >> plus restarting a recall why the effort to remove eric dominic foppoli after a series of assault allegations now has to go back to square one. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. i'm ken wayne and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. >> for the first time we're hearing the officers side in the death of mario gonzales. this comes as we're learning of 5 separate investigations into what happened. mario gonzales is family has hired an attorney. the attorney representing the 3 officers is also investigating the city of alameda has hired an outside agency to investigate and the alameda county da and the alameda sheriff's office. they've also launched s

a neighbor reporting mario gonzalez was talking to himself and standing too close to his home. another man dialed 911 to say gonzalez was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby walgreens. >> i am really disappointed and ashamed that my neighbors put him in this position. >> reporter: she is with transform alameda. after the deaths of george floyd and breonna taylor, transform alameda was created to reimagine public safety on the island. >> he needed an ambulance, some water, some food and maybe someone to help him call his family. >> a man hanging out in the park regardless of the circumstances turned into a death. and that's just -- there is no reason for it and there is no excuse for it. >> reporter: the city of alameda requested an outside, independent investigation by the former san francisco city attorney. alameda mayor says until the findings of the investigation come out, it's too soon to fire the three officers involved, leave. >> i'm looking for ways that we can move forward, how policing can be improved. >> reporter: the mayor says she supports a

there are now 5 separate investigations looking into the police custody death of mario gonzalez in the east bay. we'll have the latest on that coming up. and president biden says the nation is on the move again, turning a crisis into opportunity. we have a recap of his first address to congress in a live report from washington. i embrace getting older. i'm so much more confident now. but i don't love that as i age, i could develop gum issues. new colgate renewal reverses early gum damage, for a beautiful, revitalized smile. i can't wait to see what comes next! reverse early gum damage with new colgate renewal. ♪ reynolds wrap makes this whole cooking and cleanup thing so easy. it speeds up this... so i can get to them. easy prep, cook and clean with reynolds wrap. >> from >> the area's local news station. you're watching the kron 4 morning news at known. >> thanks for joining us. on a thursday and daria and i'm james. we want to start the 09:00am hour with a check of the weather as we're still seeing a little bit of fog and low cloud cover out. yeah, how's it going to warm up later,

>> now at 3 new video showing the final moments of mario gonzalez. his life and their questions. if alameda police officers used excessive force. in just a few hours, president biden will address congress for the first time while he's been in office. what you need to know about president joe biden speech tonight. >> another major company is bringing workers back to san francisco. what this could mean for the city as downtown is now expected to get a little bit more crowded. >> from the bay local news station. this is kron. 4 news at 3. >> thank you so much for joining us here on kron, 4 news at 3. i'm justine waltman. we continue to follow the death of mario gonzales while he was under custody of alameda police. the body camera video just released shows the moments leading up to the death of the 26 year-old. now, this all started when police received a 911. call about gonzales standing in a homeowner's yard. several minutes after police arrived, they talk to gonzales. they tried to detain him gonzales. then falls to the ground. as he has grabbed and handcuffed. the police body ca

mario gonzalez did not have to die. my family and i saw the footage and we know what really happened tuesday consults his brother and mother and their supporters last down at alameda police outside the department. they know how that right killing we humans. i feel so my i feel i feel so. family has viewed somebody camera footage showing what led up to gonzalez is death. alameda police officers murdered my brother mario. he said his brother did not die of a medical emergency during a scuffle as police have said. he said his brother did not attack the officers, the footage shows officers on top of mario while he was face down on the ground. they had their way on his head and his back. he was complying, and they continue to pin him down with their way. the family says. gonzalez was restrained for at least five minutes. officers were called about a man and who appeared to be under the influence. it was possibly suspected of stealing liquor from walgreens. for that mario is paying with his life in this outrageous family's at

in the meantime, there is a growing memorial out here where mario gonzalez died. they're in alameda. theresa kron 4 news. >> a south, a criminal defense attorney says that the alameda police departments description of gonzalez is in custody death as a medical emergency may be true. however he adds that the emergency was caused by the officers involved who. >> he says used excessive unreasonable and unnecessary force. >> these officers the most powerful tool that they have in their possession or at their will is their ability to talk someone down verbally de-escalate, a situation and these officers very quickly escalated to the physical use of force which is absolutely necessary. absolutely would have been alive. still today and that's a pretty good indication that with the police to use excessive and unreasonable and unnecessary force when but for their actions, someone would still be living. >> that defense attorneys attorney went on to say that eric mckinley, who was the first officer to arrive there on scene. initially showed restraint. but then eventually appe

. >>> new information this evening on the death of mario gonzalez. we are learning more about the alameda police officers involved. devin fehely is live on the officers who have been placed on administrative leave. >> reporter: three officers with a combined 17 years of experience and the release of the body camera footage has raised new questions about whether or not his death could've been prevented and whether or not these officers acted appropriately. >> reporter: james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley had a combined 17 years of experience in the police department. but it is there interaction with mario gonzalez on april 19 that will be scrutinized for weeks and possibly years to come. >> mary o gonzales should be alive today. >> reporter: this retired judge said there are multiple missed opportunities to de-escalate the situation with mario gonzalez possibly preventing his death. >> what they did was escalate the situation by using force. so they closed in on him, and laid hands on him and got one cuff on his right hand. he resisted pulli

and while mario gonzalez's family prepares funeral arrangements. they are pushing back at the attorney representing the alameda police officers involved in is in custody. death on the families. we have civil rights attorney michael, her is exploring a civil lawsuit against the officers for what he calls violations of law enforcement standards and protocols disputing the officers attorneys assertion that the officers worked hard to talk guns. all is down. >> and resolve the situation peacefully. there is no need to talk him down or anything. >> even the officer's lawyer says they were only there to help him. he wasn't committing a crime. you know, there's a guy who's, you know, seems a little tipsy in a park and that's not against the law. so they didn't even have the legal right to handcuff. a dad says the officers attorneys claim that the officers were concerned for mario. >> then like a light switch. he stopped breathing but does not appear accurate based on the body camera footage. anyone can see if they put their weight on him for at least 5 mi

alison berry wilkinson and kordell will agree on is this police body cam video of mario gonzalez being detained in alameda is hard to watch. one of the officers is a veteran starting work in 2010. the other two officers hit the streets in 2018. their attorney is speaking out. >> their goal was to keep him safe and to take appropriate action for that. what the ultimate result was never anyone's goal, and they are both heartbroken and devastated by the outcome. >> reporter: an outcome that happened when two 911 calls were made to police last monday. one neighbor reporting gonzalez was standing too close to his home. another man dialed in saying he was loitering and accused him of stealing alcohol from a nearby store. >> there's no reason for him to be dead. when the police arrived there was no excitement and, actually, the police were very calm in talking to him. but what the police did was escalate the situation by using force. >> reporter: that use of force, according to kordell, was handcuffing gonzalez and forcing him to the ground. she feels that was unnecessary. >> when they grabbe

in the meantime, there is a growing memorial out here where mario gonzalez died. they're in alameda. theresa kron 4 news. >> on our kron on app. we talks with east bay congressman eric swalwell. he was a prosecutor for the alameda county district attorney's office pack. when oscar grant was killed by bart police in 2000, 9 swalwell says mario gonzalez case needs to be investigated. >> you should follow the evidence in this case. i think the we should have a. and a skeptical eye toward and police killing where the suspects or subjects armed. and it looks like that was the case i and so i have faith and not just for his office has a proven record. holding, you know, police accountable, but also, you know, making sure that the police have the resources they need to make sure that this case, this tragedies investigate. >> we have the full unedited version of the body cam video posted on our website. you can watch it at kron 4 dot com. earlier tonight, president biden delivered his first address to a joint session of congress the president to plotted the work done so f

. >> 26 year-old mario gonzalez died while in the custody of alameda police last week. his family says he was murdered in tonight. we're getting a closer look at that body cam video for a breakdown of what is actually happening in the video we turn now to kron four's jonathan mccall. jonathan, this is an extended clip from body camera footage there's a lot you'll you'll take us through. yeah. about our long 3 different angles from the officers there on the scene. we do want to let folks know. >> some of the images, the sounds really really more are difficult for a lot of folks to watch. as we mentioned, that video. >> that we got from alameda police nearly an hour long showing those angles from 3 different body cameras tonight. we are listening to the final sounds of mario gonzalez and those sounds and images of the details could be disturbing to some of the folks. this video all starting with a call to 911, from a homeowner and the homeowner telling dispatchers the man was in his yard simply talking to himself nearly 6 minutes into the video, the first officer arrives

as melissa colorado found out, they say it's proof police killed mario gonzalez. >> my mario -- my mario, my gordo. >> reporter: her son's only crime was being overweight, she says. last monday she got the call that her son, mario gonzalez, died after an allocation with alameda police. the family says an unarmed gonzalez was having a beer at a park in alameda when police tried to restrain him. >> man, he was 26 years old. >> mario was a kind and humorous man. he was a loving father and the caretaker for our brother with special needs. >> reporter: in a press release, alameda says officers tried to place his hands behind his back and that's what gonzalez had a medical emergency. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital. yesterday the family was allowed to see video from an officer's body-worn camera. >> the police killed my brother in the sam that they killed george floyd. >> his mouth with grass and everything because the officer killed him. they don't let him breathe. >> reporter: we looked up the alameda police department's manual and the department still allows the controversial c

in the meantime, there is a growing memorial out here where mario gonzalez died. they're in alameda. theresa kron 4 news. >> now and listening to this. a south bay criminal defense attorney says the alameda police description of what happened during gonzales, his arrest that he considers the fact that they may have, you know, really had a medical emergency that coincided. but he also says the emergency dinges coincide. it was caused. he thinks by the officer. yes. take a listen what he had to say. >> officers the most powerful tool that they have in their possession or at their will is their ability to talk someone down verbally de-escalate, a situation and these officers very quickly escalated to the physical use of force which is absolutely necessary. absolutely would have been alive. still today and that's a pretty good indication that with the police to use excessive and unreasonable and unnecessary force when but for their actions, someone would still be living. >> yeah. he went on to say that eric mckinley, the first officer to arrive at the park initially s

the city of alameda says it has hired an independent old and to invest the death of mario gonzalez. that is on top of two other investigations by the alameda county sheriff's department and the das office. they plan to release the chest camera footage this coming week after investigators have interviewed those three officers. the names of those officers have not been released. now gonzales is survived by his four-year-old son and his family says he is also the full- time caretaker of his autistic brother. the family also wants an independent autopsy done on gonzales. for now, live in alameda, i am da lin, kpix5. >>> with homicides skyrocketing in oakland, friends and family members of the victims left behind had a chance to honor them today. they gathered at the children's memorial statue at lake merritt this afternoon where they find balloons with the names of loved ones lost to violence and released them into the i pick her alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley's as it sends a powerful message. >>> it is an important message to keep their memory alive, to keep their name

the hour long video shows the final moments of mario gonzalez life as two officers were trying to take him into custody. ktvu is amber lee is in alameda tonight. and amber, you watch the video tonight with a former prosecutor and defense attorney to help break down exactly. what he saw happening. that's right, frank out. the attorney tells me the video is. painful to watch and that he empathizes with the family, he says. the question is, did police follow procedure tomorrow, to alameda police officers made physical contact with mario gonzalez about 15 minutes after the officer's body cameras were activated, they hold on to his arms and moved them to his back. don't resist it, but gonzales appears to resist and during the struggle, one officer places his knee on his lower back. we're gonna take care of you. okay, as the struggle continues, one officer's knee is on gonzales his shoulder. oh it's pretty clear that putting someone belly down. handcuffed with weight on their back is dangerous. we can absolutely perceive the fear. tony brass is a criminal defense attorney who was a former pr

in the meantime, there is a growing memorial out here where mario gonzalez died alameda. theresa kron 4 news. >> other side of this story. a south bay criminal defense attorney says the alameda police department description technically of gonzales is in custody. death is a medical emergency. >> may be true, but that's funny. that the emergency was caused by the officers involved who he says used excessive unreasonable and unnecessary force. >> these officers had the most powerful tool that they have in their possession or at their will is their ability to talk someone down to verbally de-escalate a situation and these officers very quickly escalated to the physical use of force which is absolutely necessary. absolutely would have been alive. still today and that's a pretty good indication that police used excessive unreasonable and unnecessary force when but for their actions, someone would still be living. >> and yes, that criminal defense attorney. he says that eric mckinley, the first officer to get to the park initially showed restraint. but eventually appears to lose

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mario gonzalez died in police custody in the recordings. you can hear 2 different men calling to report gonzales. the first man lives near the alameda park were can solace was standing and in the second recording you hear the dispatch. ask another man of can solace has any weapons. take a listen. in my front garden talking to himself. no mask. and i went out there and the dog to bark at them and dog these are not making any he do anything wrong. scare in my any weapons on him. now he has become a local you've been pushing into air. the it does appear to be an effort count. might be kind of has been what kind of loitering around there for probably half an hour down. >> well, as you know, the situation escalated after those calls were made and police arrived. you can hear the 911. calls in full on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> to san jose. now we're 2 pedestrians have died in separate hit and run accidents this month as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, both incidents happened near the same intersection. >> people can be seen hurrying acros

are saying about it. >> we have now seen the footage of mario gonzalez. the 26-year-old had been called in by 911 as behaving in a disoriented manner on a residential street in alameda. and when police arrive they seem to engage him in a bit of conversation. within a few minutes they had hands on him. they tell him not to resist, and they put him down in a residential yard. he becomes nonresponsive and you can hear in the footage officers who do not draw any weapons, go go from a simple conversation to a hands on confrontation very quickly, they say make sure not to put pressure on his chest. they talk about rolling him over and then they're applying cpr when he becomes unresponsiveunr. first, this is the brother of mar owe gonzalez from the interim chief in response to this incident, have a listen. >> i believe there has been accusations that there was pressure on mr. gonzalez's neck. i didn't see that, but i want the entire information to be born out before we make those kind of pronouncements. >> there are two parallel investigations taking place here.

calls that were made right before mario gonzalez was killed in the recording. you can hear 2 different men calling to report gonzales. the first man lives near the alameda park where gonzales was standing and then the second recording. you can hear the dispatch officer ask another man if gonzalez had any weapons. >> in my front garden talking to himself. no mask. and i went out there and the dog to bark at them and dog enjoys being not making any doing anything wrong. scare in my any weapons on him. now he has become a local you've been pushing in there. the mom it does appear to be an effort to to count. might be the kind of has been more kind of loitering around there for probably half an hour down. >> and as you know, the situation escalated after those calls were made and police arrived. you can hear the 911. calls in full on our website. kron 4 dot com happening tonight is round one of the nfl draft, the whole league is wondering which quarterback the forty-niners will select with the 3rd overall pick. they traded all the way up there. but today a reality

the attorney for the family of mario gonzalez told abc news, they plan to file a civil like lawsuit. gonzalez complied with the officers, they say, and his rights were violated. the incident began with 911 calls about a disorderly person in the area. when police encountered gonzalez, he appeared to be incoherent, but not aggressive. when the officers tried to arrest him, he resisted. and they pinned gonzalez to the ground for several minutes, with one officer placing his knee on gonzalez's back gonzalez lost consciousness, and he later died at the hospital his family's attorney is speaking on gma today. >> alameda police apartment needs to explain why a perfectly healthy man, who was never charged with a crime, was killed in their custody. >> that was the mario gonzalez speaking. the three police officers are on administered leave as they investigate the lawyer for the officers says they are heartbroken that gonzales died, but he was very intoxicated at the time. alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for may 8th to look into how police respond to mental health calls, julian. >

. >> an alameda police officer's knee holding down mario gonzalez who died a matter of minutes after this was recorded. police saying gonzalez had a medical emergency. the officers that responded to a possible theft in the area, and a call that came in about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. they spent more than 10 minutes unsuccessfully trying to figure out who gonzalez was, and what he was doing there. >> somebody called and said you were, maybe not feeling so great. >> well, i'm feeling all right. >> you come up with a plan. let me know that you're not going to be drinking in our parks over here. >> stuff like that. >> then we can be on our merry way. >> merry way? >> you have an i.d. on you. >> merry e of force was used says police. camera audio makes was struggli breathe. >> it's okay, it's okay. what's your name? >> mario. >> gonzalez's family speaking out tuesday after watching the video. >> they didn't even try to talk too him. they didn't have the right to kill him. we're humans. we're not cucarachas r-rpb gonzalez partner and mother of his son upset with this mo

. >> and i'm grant lotus mario gonzalez. his family has now hired an attorney to investigate the attorney representing the 3 officers says also investigating in the city of alameda has hired an outside agency to investigate. also the alameda countd dia and the out of needed sheriff's office have launched separate investigations cut force. theresa stasi reports. >> for the first time we are hearing from the officer's. an attorney representing them is now speaking. the family from mario gonzalez has come out strong saying that he was murdered by these officers. so i asked the attorney. did these officers take gonzales is life. >> in your estimate as their attorney. did the officer's murder. mario gonzales. >> absolutely not. >> allison barrie wilkinson represents james fisher eric mckinley and cameron leahy. the 3 officers shown in this body worn camera video who responded to the call of them. mumbling and intoxicated individual early monday morning on april 19. mat person now known as 26 year-old mario gonzales 5 separate inv

muchas preguntas se hacen los familiares de mario gonzÁlez, pero las autoridades tienen un hermetismo total. familiares del joven fallecido se reunieron para exigir las causas de la muerte de mario gonzÁlez. >> nadie me dijo nada. yo quiero justicia. que se haga una investigaciÓn. ramÓn: el incidente ocurriÓ el 19 de abril, despuÉs que la policÍa recibiera reportes de un hombre sospechoso y la familia dice no entender esto. >> vinieron los oficiales. trataron de detenerlo. llamaron a la ambulancia, pero estaba muerto. ramÓn: desde el lunes, segÚn el reporte, no tienen respuestas de las causas que provocaron la muerte. >> no dijeron nada. ramÓn: mario deja huÉrfano a un menor y se encargaba de un hermano con necesidades especiales. >> era muy cariÑoso. pera un hombre lleno de vida. ramÓn: la policÍa dice que no puede hacer mÁs comentarios. son mÁs las preguntas y sin respuestas en este comentario. >> es inexplicable. la policÍa no ha llamado. no se han comunicado para informar lo que sucediÓ con su hijo. >> no quieren decir lo que sucediÓ. no dejaron ver el cuerpo de

you know, in my view, the death of mario gonzalez should be a wake-up call for the city of alameda law enforcement should not be first responders to individuals in mental health crisis. this is just so sad. like you said, i e all of these things make sense now in retrospect, but you are also kind of laying it now. >> with what the police thought that they were doing and that somehow what they were doing made sense to them and and who is paid the price. in the end. exactly. and that's what they're trained to do. they are not trained to do this kind of work. >> and that's when we get to the essence of policing, the essence of policing is not this and it shouldn't be. >> so in your mind that this is this then. >> brings up the need to what fundamentally restructure. how policing works and when we call trained police officers who are trained to and violence. by violence in some cases. but in situations like this you'd rather there be a completely different structure that gets put into action. >> exactly. it's the very essence policing. so if you're in a mental health crisis. the last thing

they say, mario gonzalez is civil rights were violated. gonzalez died earlier this month after please pinned him to the ground for several minutes. three officers had been placed on administered leave, as the department investigates. at worksman cycles, we've been building bikes for a hundred years. but our customers' needs have changed, so we expanded our product line to include electric cycles. we used the unlimited 1.5 percent cash back from our chase ink business unlimited ® credit card to help purchase tools and materials to build new models. and each time we use our card, we earn cash back to help grow our business. it's more than cycling, ® . it's finding innovative ways to move forwa. keo's >>> all right, we're back. happy friday. temperatures right now from a foggy 41 in santa rosa to mostly cloudy 53 in fairfield, concord, oakland and also union city. here's a look at your commute. you can see some low clouds out there. there's been a little bit of missed along the coast. it's going to get really breezy everywhere as we head in

mario gonzalez died in police custody in the recording. you can hear 2 different man calling to report gonzales. the first man lives near the alameda park were gonzales was standing and in the second recording, you can hear dispatch ask another man if gonzalez has any weapons. >> my front garden talking to himself. no mask. and i went out there and the dog to bark at them he's talking to these are not making any he do anything wrong. scared my any weapons on him. now he has become a local you've been pushing in the mom it does appear to be an effort count. might be the kind of has been more kind of loitering around there for probably half an hour down. >> well, as you know, the situation became deadly after police arrived. you can hear the 911, calls and full on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> speaking in response to the attorney representing the 3 alameda police officers. a gonzalez family says the body camera video released by the city of alameda shows that mario was not threat kron 4 sleep to go talk to the family's attorney. he believe

. >> an alameda police officer's knee holding down mario gonzalez who died a matter of minutes after this was recorded. police saying gonzalez had a medical emergency. the officers that responded to a possible theft in the area, and a call that came in about a disorderly and possibly intoxicated person. they spent more than 10 minutes unsuccessfully trying to figure out who gonzalez was, and what he was doing there. >> somebody called and said you were, maybe not feeling so great. pl well, i'm feeling all righ let me know that you're not going to be drinking in our parks over here. >> stuff like that. >> then we can be on our merry way. >> merry way? >> you have an i.d. on you. >> merry go round. >> no significant use of force was used says police. camera audio makes it sound like gonzalez was struggling to breathe. >> it's okay, it's okay. what's your name? >> mario. >> gonzalez's family speaking out tuesday after watching the video. >> they didn't even try to talk too him. they didn't have the right to kill him. we're humans. we're not cucarachas r-rpb gonzalez partner and mother o

mario gonzalez died in police custody and the recording. you can hear 2 different men calling to report gonzales. >> in my front yard talking to himself. no mask. and i went out there and the dog to bark at them and dog enjoys being not making any doing anything wrong. scared my any weapons on him. now he has become a local you've been pushing into air. the mom it does appear to be an effort count. might be the kind of has been kind of loitering around there for probably half an hour down. >> we're also hearing from gonzales. his family. they say the officers had no right to detain mario. and according to their attorney, the officer should face criminal charges. kron forcefully call has that story for us. >> mario gonzalez's family says his death was murder and that the alameda police officers involved in is in custody. death last week should face criminal charges. but their civil rights attorney michael had dad says it's important all facts are noon before he can definitively say mario was killed intentionally. i'm a lawyer so i can just t

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gonzalez a struggle last week that had deadly consequences. video of the incident has been released. this part we'll show you was before things got physical. three officers involved had been identified. they are james fisher, cameron leahy and eric mckinley. we have just learned all are on paid administrative leave. the i-team requested to see if any of them had previous misconduct complaints. it's unclear how long each officer force. i-team reporter stephanie sierra is digging deeper into the case. >> i did get your name yet. >> reporter: from casual questioning to screams of pain. 26-year-old mario gonzalez screamed for his life as two alameda police officers pinned him face first on the ground for leslie 6 minutes and 17 seconds before he died. > it has epte offices got a call about a disorderly and possibly toxic it a person. after getting another car, the officers talked with gonzalez roughly 12 minutes asking general questions about his identity. >> what's your name? >> reporter: while forcing him to the ground. >> he didn't really have