>> 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

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

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 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

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

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

. >>> 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

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

. >> 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

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

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

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

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

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.

. >> 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

. >> 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

. >> por cinco minutos un policía estuvo arrodillado sobre mario gonzález antes de que falleciera. este es el video de una cámara corporal que reveló la policía. advertimos que las imágenes pueden ser perturbadoras hablamos con la familia de mario. >> (habla en inglés). >> la policía de alameda público el vídeo de los últimos momentos de mario gonzález. >> le tenían la mano en la cabeza, y luego el oficial le puso la rodilla en la espalda. >> el vídeo de la cámara corporal de los oficiales en la escena muestran los momentos en que mario pide y no le hagan eso. y tras cinco minutos su último grito. >> (habla en inglés). >> entonces mario deja de responder. poco después otros oficiales llegan al lugar y preguntan si tiene pulso. >> (habla en inglés). >> la familia de mario hizo una demostración frente a la policía y su hermano comparó el caso con el de george floyd. caso que fue reportado originalmente como una emergencia médica. >> lo sofocaron. >> la policía de alameda se pronunció después de revelar el vídeo. >> (habla en inglés). >> dicen que sus oficial

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,

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

>> 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

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

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

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

mario gonzalez pictured with their younger autistic brother who mario cared for >> no, it was a father. you know, is the owner's brother >> you can mario a 26 year-old oakland resident died monday while in police custody and now his family and others wanting answers there is an ongoing investigation. but this is what we know right now. alameda police say that they received a call monday morning. april 19th of a male who appeared to be under the influence and suspected in a possible theft. police say that when they arrived, they attempted to detain mario, but state that a physical altercation happened to mario had a medical emergency he was not charged with a crime and. >> it was a healthy man. jerry says the family wants to talk with the alameda police department and they want maria's body. but neither has happened. initial report about calls again, we were not sure they were in regards to him. >> we're not sure of madaya was under the influence of anything. we don't think so. but again, because we haven't be his body has not been released as the family. one of our denounces that the b

. >> 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

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

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

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

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

gonzález dijo hoy que después de ver un vídeo del incidente confirman sus sospechas hace menos de una hora la policía divulgó el vídeo de las cámaras corporales de los oficiales involucrados en este incidente la advertimos es perturbador mientras la familia aseguró que los oficiales abusaron de su fuerza lo que terminó costando la vida del hombre de 26 años de edad darnos cuenta los detalles de lo que están viviendo >> dijo no los agredió >> dijo fue cortés >> en medio de gritos reclamando justicia para mario familia dice que el vídeo muestra que el no opuso resistencia a las autoridades cuando llegaron a interrogarlo presuntamente por una investigación de robo pedían su nombre mientras él quería irse luego les dijo que quería vomitar >> cuando dijo eso lo patearon la mano la cabeza una vez en el piso tenía la mano en la cabeza retenían trabajo y luego le pusieron la rodilla aquí en la espalda y otras >> en que mario pedí ayuda que lo soltaran poco nuestro nombre deja de patear el no estaba pateando nos estaba moviendo gritaba >> el hermano de mario dijo que la sit

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

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

. >> 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

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. >

family and friends brought flowers and lit candles in honor of mario gonzalez. there are also signs reading justice for mario. it happened yesterday. gonzalez was a suspect in a possible theft and suffered a medical emergency while officers were trying to restrain him. but gonzalez's family says he was healthy and did not have any medical conditions. they are now demanding answers. let's go back out live to the vigil. gonzalez's family wants to know how he died, the names of the officers involved and the footage from the officer's body worn cameras to be released immediately. we are waiting for the family to start speaking. we'll have much more on this tonight at 11:00. >>> and this just in, a heads up for san leandro residents. in just the past hour, we have learned that the city could enact a curfew later tonight and residents should prepare to shelter in place. now, the city will only tell us that it comes in response to credible threats of criminal activity. the curfew would not affect emergency services, health care facilities or people traveling to and fro

they say mario gonzalez was a suspect in a possible theft and they say he suffered a medical emergency well officers were trying to restrain him. on monday. they say he was healthy and did not have any medical conditions. they are now demanding answers from the police department. >>> in contra costa county a deputy involved in two deadly shootings is now facing manslaughter charges. it stems from an incident that happened back in 2018 and comes the same day authorities released new video of that same deputy shooting and killing a homeless man last month. we are live with the details on both cases. >> reporter: justice delayed is often tantamount to justice denied and it had to be the fear of the victims family this past 2 1/2 years but whatever it was that finally tipped the scales of justice in their favor, the officer responsible for these two deadly shootings now faces criminal charges. >> officer hall is charged with voluntary manslaughter and assault with a semi automatic weapon. took the charges stem from a deadly shooting in november of 28 teen and he fired nine times into the w

gonzález algunos políticos están convencidos de que su muerte se pudo haber evitado si la ciudad no hubiera demorado ciertas acciones >>> hay un hombre hablando asimismo esta es la primera llamada al 911 (inaudible) la operadora pregunta está hablándose asimismo qué es lo que está haciendo ? el denunciante responde pasando el tiempo está como fuera de síno está haciendo nada malo >>> en una segunda llamada otro denunciante dice que está merodeando y que cree que robó algo de una tienda cercana a este encuentro desencadeno que policías de alameda forzaron la detención de (nombre en inglés) en el piso después de varios minutos bocabajo en lo que un oficial puso su rodilla en la espalda él dejo de responder y luego murió >>> nuestra más grande frustración es que esto se pudo evitar un consejo hubiera escuchado >>> otroresidente en junio de 2020 había hecho que la gente se organizara clamando una respuesta diferente a la fuerza policial para casos de salud mental >>> en esa ocasión reportaron a un hombre bailando o haciendo ejercicio la vía pública lo que terminó c

police camera shows mario gonzalez restrained on his stomach for more than 6 minutes then losing consciousness. officers were responding to a call about a theft and intoxicated person. >> while the videos give us a lot of information, it's not the entire story. it's only part of the story. the information is so critical. >> the cause of gonzalez' death ha not yet been determined. >>> building a better bay area is certainly not an easy especially when it comes to reform. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo is in san jose to explain exactly why. >> reporter: the city of san jose is reimagining community safety with at least 7 fewer people. prominent community leaders behind this resignation letter left the group to address reform. >> those who stepped away have been fighting this fight some time. >> reporter: silicon valley naacp president jethro moore says three meetings is all all took for him to find that police reform did not exist. those who quit expected to have the police involved but didn't imagine the conversation would be led by them. rios felt the commission created room to confro

family of mario gonzalez says he was murdered and many in the community question the use of force. we spoke with former sjpd police sergeant who used to spend time in internal affairs investigating officers. he says he feels police had every right to handcuff gonzalez. >> if he doesn't want to be handcuffed, you can't just say well all right, we're not going to handcuff you. they had reason to. handcuffs are not the end of the world. it means we will protect you from hurting yourself or anybody else. agonzalez to the ground an officer can be seen placing his knee on the man's shoulder for several minutes. this is where the retired superior court judge feels police unnecessarily escalated the situation. >> what they did was escalate the situation by using force. so they closed in on him and then laid hands on him, got one cuff on his right hand and he resisted pulling away with his left hand. >> as for the city employee involved, it turned out to be a parking enforcement officer. >> i encourage anybody that wants to help take feinto custody. that's great. even a civilian. however be

gonzalez, suffered a medical emergency last monday during a scuffle with officers who were trying to arrest him on suspicion of theft. they did not elaborate on the incident, his family says the young father was perfectly healthy. over the weekend student protesters marched to headquarters demanding to see the footage and that is where they say they will speak today, the three officers involved are unpaid leave and have not been named. >>> developing in north carolina, relative shot and killed by sheriff's deputies requested an independent autopsy seeing andrew brown junior was shot five times, including in the back of his head. sheriff's deputies were serving him with the words on locharges he was shot while in his car, on monday they reviewed a small amount of body camera footage showing he had his hands on the steering wheel at the time of the shooting. there demanding the release of the entire video. >> it was a horrific scene and horrific video. they will not release the video so painstakingly we have to keep putting the pieces of the puzzle together. >> brown's test led to days

police camera shows mario gonzalez restrained on his stomach for more than 6 minutes then losing consciousness. officers were responding to a call about a theft and intoxicated person. >> while the videos give us a lot of information, it's not the entire story. it's only part of the story. the information is so critical. >> the cause of gonzalez' death ha not yet been determined. >>> building a better bay area is certainly not an easy especially when it comes to reform. abc 7 news reporter amdadel castillo is in san jose to explain exactly why. >> reporter: the city of san jose is reimagining community safety with at least 7 fewer people. prominent community leaders behind this resignation letter left the group to address reform. >> those who stepped away have been fighting this fight some time. >> reporter: silicon valley naacp president jethro moore says three meetings is all all took for him to find that police reform did not exist. those who quit expected to have the police involved but didn't imagine the conversation would be led by them. rios felt the commission created room to confront

first, though, we want to play more of the final moments here, mario gonzalez life because we believe the more information everyone out there has the better as you heard, henry say the police were trying to handcuff him, and they took him to the ground. now i've watched this video five times and i could never see a knee on his neck. but you could clearly see one of the officers had a knee on his back. you also hear the police saying to him? hey, man, you've just had too much to drink, calm. down, stop kicking. it appeared the police were trying to handcuff him. but they were having a very hard time because he was struggling at 1.1 of the officers said. should we roll him on his side? but they didn't do that. after being on the ground for about eight minutes, the suspect became unresponsive right here, and at that point, they rolled him over and started chest compressions. so michael given all of this as a set up what are your thoughts on what happened here in alameda? well, i too, frank. watch this video number one. i think we asked too much of our police. they're put in situations li

the officer initially approached mario gonzalez, asking him if he was okay. in the video, gonzales was incoherent at times, hesitating to give officers his name. they talked to him for about 10 minutes before they tried to put his hands behind his back. he resists for several minutes before officers take him to the ground as gonzales continues to struggle. one officer positions his body over gonzales at times, but from the video it's hard to say how much weight was used . then after about five more minutes, gonzales loses consciousness. >> everybody can watch the video and make certain judgments, but we have to be careful because it's only one part of the story. >> the family held a press conference today. gonzales's brother, jerry, says what the police did was unnecessary and unprofessional and took what was a minuscule event and made it fatal. >> the police department, alameda police department lied to me. they said my son is fighting with an officer and i said no, con, you guys maa mistake. >> reporter: andre and econo, kpix 5. >>> in san jose authorities

alameda police released body camera footage yesterday of the arrest and last moments of mario gonzalez and we want to warn you the video is graphic. >> hey, bud. how is it going coming to check on you and make sure your okay. someone called and said you were maybe not feeling great. >> alameda police got two calls last week saying a man was acting strangely in a park. they speak with him for about ten minutes, trying to get more information from him. then officers moved in to restrain him, trying to put his hands behind his back. he resisted for several minutes before officers take him to the ground. police then noticed something is not quite right, asking if he had a pulse. gonzalez later died at the hospital. his family said they watched police murder mario and are demanding justice. >> they no have the right to kill him. we human. we not [inaudible]. >> alameda police, interim police chief said the body camera footage only shows part of the story and the department is waiting on the results of the autopsy. in a statement the city said it has launched three investigations, two crimin

. >> the family of mario gonzalez tells abc news they plan to vioted. i say alcomplied fid r thnt began with 9-1-1 calls about a disorderly incident in the area. when police encountered gonzalez he appeared to be incoherent but not aggressive. when they tried to arrest him he resisted and then they pinned him to the ground with one officer placing his knee on gonzalez's back. >> he was harmless. he had not threatened anybody. he just wasn't a danger, and they had no right to even try to be handcuffing him anyway. >> three police officers are on administrative leave as the department investigates. the lawyers for the officers say that are heart broken gonzalez died but he was very intoxicated at the time. the alameda city council has scheduled a meeting for may 8 to look at how police respond to mental health calls. julian? >> much more to come, thank you, jobina. >>> police are working to track down a second suspect at a series of smash-and-grab robberies in the bay area. more than 30 robberies are being investigated in san jose, hayward, newark and oak

jonathan can catherine, the similarities between the death of mario gonzalez and george floyd very, very eerily similar. >> the video we received nearly an hour long shows angles from 3 body cameras from officers on the scene that day. we do want to warn you, the sounds and images could be disturbing to some folks. the video starts with a call to 911. from a homeowner that homeowner telling dispatchers the man was in his yard talking to himself. nearly 6 minutes into the video, the first officer arrived on scene starts talking to mario asking him a series of questions. 14 minutes into that video, a second officer arrives on scene. you see the angle from that second officer right there. that officer also begins to ask questions asking mario if he does have an id. >> to head right over i'm over here. we want to fall down, ok, are going where it's going to put your hands but know, it really is. it's hope. well, it's not that of a walk with me that they don't. thank thank you. appreciate it. >> what you're now looking at his 15 minutes into the video, both officers walking over to mario firs