ronil singh. he was the first to die in the line of duty for newman. >> reporter: grief and togetherness at this candlelit vigil for cpl. ronil singh. his wife was holding their five- month-old baby, standing with their family, his k-9 partner was also there. >> i do not know how i am going to go back to work without him. >> one after another, those who loved cpl. ronil singh stepped up and talked about him. >> if you were down, he would pick you up. >> he was always happy. he was always smiling. >> reporter: holding his slain brother son, also spoke, praising the work of police officers. >> i would like to thank all of you guys for all that you have done. >> reporter: speaking to this massive crowd was a moment for this sheriff's deputy will not soon forget. >> it was powerful. you really don't get the grasp on how many people are here until you stand up here and look out and see the sea of morning. >> reporter: there were also shared moments that brought laughter. cpl. ronil singh always wanted

ronil singh . teams rolled out and we had these locations even though i told you there were multiple investigative leads and locations we had been working on all of our teams rolled out and we had people under surveillance and we identified those locations and search warrants were executed. earlier today the sheriff and his team along with hours and a tactical team was able to safely take the suspect incuy. anyone that aids and abets or helps this criminal i said ic w bergen who have gone to jail because they intentionally lied to us and try to diapered us from the investigation. they misled us and provided information that was false all in an attempt to protect their brother who we also know was trying to flee mexico. he his goal was to get across the border. this criminal across our border illegally into arizona some time ago. he is a criminal. he has two prior arrests for dui. remember that is the reason the officer stopped him. we had probable cause to believe he was under the influence of alco

singh as he worked a shift that begun christmas morning. >> reporter: ronil singh pulled the man over at 1 a.m. in the morning. moments later he called out shots fired.

: ronil singh pulled the man over at 1 a.m. in the morning. momentslater he wall moments later he called out shots fired. he had been shot in the head. his dog was with him at the time but he wasn't hurt. he was last seen heavy-set latino man with black hair and a shaved head. he was last seen wearing a black jacket with white ecko brand patches on the shoulder, black shirt, a silver chain necklace, blue jeans and black shoes. he shared the officer's last name. they were friends. >> it is tough when it is somebody you know and our county we know a lot of the law enforcement officers personally so it makes it an impact. >> the officer was a native of fiji and worked as a sheriff's deputy and with the police department. >> he was enjoying the american dream. you know, went to the police academy. got his dream job of being a police officer. became a k-9 officer. >> reporter: he leaves behind his wife and their one-year-old son. >> loved camping, hunting, fishing, loved his family. loved visiting them in fiji. loved having his fami

they found ronil singh are girl scout wounds to his head. he was transported to had hospital where he died to the hospital where he died. you are watching ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 p.m. the pickup truck driven by the suspect had paper license plates. ktvu's sara zendehnam has more on the change the in the law. the in the law. >> the death of police corporal ronil singh is devastating but the goal of the law is to help law enforcement track down vehicles involved in crimes like this. and also catch toll evaders. dealerships around the bay area are ready for the change. y for the change. >> reporter: a gray pick up is all law enforcement had to find this suspect involved in the death of police corporal ronil singh. there is no license plate. just a paper dealership plate. come january 1 having that type of plate is against the law. >> january 1, they would not get any dealership plate at all. >> reporter: the temporary license plate requires dealerships to provide temporary plates that is linked to a dmv database that identifies the buyer and ca

shot and killed corporal ronil singh with the root -- during a routine traffic stops. his last words were shot fired, i have been hit. >> he was doing his job, protecting the citizens of the city, this county, the state. and he paid the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: investigator say singh had pulled the suspect over because he didn't have a license plate. >> >> reporter: the 33-year-old had been with the newman police department since july 2011. he was a k-9 officer. colleagues remember him as a positive person. >> he was eager to learn. eager to learn about the job. learn about people. and, just what people were going through. the struggles. things like that. >> reporter: the newman police force, which consists of 13 officers, has been overwhelmed by the loss. a hero. a husband, and a father. gone too soon.

. >> if he wasn't here, he would it would not have been reported to ronil singh. and this never would have occurred. >> while politics mixed with his loss, the family is emotional with grief. >> i can't believe this happened. i want to thank everyone for working day and night to make this happen. >> the family and the extended community health a candlelight vigil. gustavo arriaga will likely be arraigned on monday including murder of a peace officer. the other five people are being charged with aiding and abetting. the sheriff said if there is anyone else out there who tried to help the suspect got they will be arrested and charged as well. >>> back to you. >>> thank you. >>> the sheriff sain this case is in custody. he believes the shooting was preventable. he attacks california's sanctuary law. we spoke to him last hour. >> there have been several pieces of legislation that has been passed which will provide a level of protection to criminals in our community. i think the effort is honorable in people's belief, and they think this will protect innocent people bu

ronil singh was gunned down after a routine traffic shop -- stop. he pulled into this store to buy beer. after serving the suspect she didn't know what would happen next. >> i was in shock. i couldn't believe it. when the guy left my friend came back inside and said officer ronil singh just pulled him over. the shots were already fired. the guy left and we saw the officers, behind. >> a nice quiet town. and now this happened. >> the police issued a blue alert for the dodge pickup with paper plates and the suspect. 4.5 miles from the stop, the truck was found in this mobile part. it was told for processing and the suspect was nowhere to be found. friends that saw ronil singh before christmas, he was just taking about his son. >> one of the last things i told him was, it doesn't matter what you by your kids it is how much time you spend with them. >> he was a dedicated officer and a friend. >> we know a lot of the police officers here personally. it makes a big impact on us. >> they don't know what led to the traffic stop and hope this image will lead

. >> ronil singh was my older brother. yes, he's not coming back. >> reporter: the arrest has not ended the agony for the family of ronil singh. at a midday news conference friday, stanislaus county sheriff adam christiansen said local law-enforcement officers tracked suspect gustavo perez arriaga to a home in bakersfield. a county s.w.a.t. team made the caller at around 8:30 in the morning, as arriaga was trying to escape back to his native mexico. >> we identified locations, search warrants were executed. >> reporter: in addition to arriaga, his brother, adrian virgen, and coworker, erik razo quiroz, were taken into custody for trying to help the alleged killer escape justice. another three people were arrested in the county and are accused of being accomplices. >> we believe that more arrests may come, in my conversation with the stanislaus county sheriff this morning, i assured him, no stone would be unturned for anyone that we will hold accountable for this suspect trying to elude capture. >> reporter: arriaga is want

officer ronil singh was making a traffic stop just before 1:00 this morning when he was shot and killed. this happened in the community of newman about 20 miles southwest of tur lock. -- turlock. spect s caughtn >>eporter: the investigation continues frd a man police say shot and killed one of their own this morning just before 1:00 amg. you're looking now -- 1:00 a.m. you're looking now at the vehicle officer ronil singh was driving when he made the traffic stop at merced and eucalyptus. a few moments later, he called out shots fired over the radio. agencies respond responded to help and officer singh was found with gunshot wounds. his k-9 still in the car. the suspect then took off. the investigation is tough, especially for those who knew him. . >> we were friends. and so it's tough. when it's somebody you know, our count, it's a large county and we know a lot of the law enforcement officers personally. it makes a toll and an impact. one of my friends, my buddies died doing his job. >> reporter: in fact, officer ronil singh immigrated from the virgin islands and living the american d

david: officer ronil singh was a legal immigrant. there was a poignancy to this case that is extraordinary. this man worked so hard to come here legally, care for his family. and he was identified, and they were able to track him down. and they came in, there were a lot of democrats because it was overkill. >> we were waiting for an investigation into this. they want to investigate the president for everything. and california sanctuary law and how many have been killed in the hands of criminal aliens because of talking ice. let's have a democrat ask for investigation of this officer, permanent separation from his family. let's ask for an investigation, kamala harris supports sanctuary laws. nancy pelosi, they focus on that. they are silent right now. >> one person speaking out was oakland's mayor who was warning illegal immigrants about an impending ice rate and that led to a number of immigrants, and the perpetrator, that goes beyond sanctuary laws. >> democrats don't ask for an investigation into that. 800 criminal aliens were not

ronil singh. the alleged shooter, tracked down friday in bakersfield. the suspect is being held without bail on a murder charge . seven others have been arrested for trying to help him flee to mexico. this includes his brother. he was picked up friday in livermore . livermore police detained him at the intersection of second and p street. sheriff deputies arrived to make the arrest and transport him to jail . police also release mugshots of the suspect's girlfriend, second brother and a coworker. the case is gained national attention . the sheriff echoing donald trump's call for border security . >> why are we providing sanctuary for criminals? the sheriff said cpl. ronil singh's death could have been avoided but sanctuary law prevented law enforcement from turning him over to ice . >> am suggesting the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn't restricted, prohibitive or had thei. >> reporter: out of memorial hundreds gathered to honor her down to pet his retired dog sam. and fiv

illegally in arizona, wanted for killing 33-year-old ronil singh, who emigrated legally from fiji. he was married with a 5-month-old son and he took this photo christmas day, just hours before he and his k-9 partner stopped a possible drunk driver. moments later, he radioed to, shots fired, i'm hit. he died a short time later. today his brother reggie thanked police for finding his killer. >> he's not coming back, but -- there is a lot of people out there. that miss him and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know who work days and nights to make this happen. >> today in a news conference, the sheriff of stanislaus county through gasoline on the already red-hot immigration debate by calling singh's death preventable, blaming the state sanctuary law from prohibiting police from communicating with i.c.e. about known and wanted felons. >> let's go back to ron. an immigrant who immigrated here lawfully and illegally to pursue his american dream. he achieved that goal. his dream was taken from him. no, we shouldn't politicize it, but we have to have a conversation about restric

arriaga's accused of gunning down officer ronil singh in newman. five others are under arrest accused of helping arriaga run from the law. >> sergio quintana is live in newman, where a candlelight memorial is taking place, but we start with robert handa live from sheriff's headquarters in modesto with how authorities caught arriaga. >> reporter: investigators are still here questioning the suspect. they're here at the sheriff's headquarters. and they say that the man that investigators are grilling inside was trying to flee to mexico, and he had help. the fallen officer's family is grateful the suspected killer never made it. >> i was waiting for this to happen. >> reporter: this was the moment of truth, when 33-year-old gustavo perez arriaga was captured this morning around 8:30 inside a residence in bakersfield. arriaga, an undocumented worker, is suspected of killing newman police officer ronil singh in a shoot-out after a dui traffic stop wednesday. the stanislas county sheriff said search teams were closing in on him at different times, includ

as the manhunt continues with the suspect to gunned down corporal ronil singh, search warrants were served in aledo this afternoon. >> we are looking at multiple locations. researched multiple areas within the county and outside the county. we are following up on every investigative lead. the execution of one search warrant is not the totality of what we are involved in right now in the manhunt. >> reporter: he was shot early on wednesday morning during a routine traffic stop over a possible drunken driver. the suspects truck was found 13 hours later at a newman mobile home park. manhunt extended into a second day, we learned that the unnamed suspect was in the country illegally. this was quickly picked up on thursday in a tweet from president trump. there is really full-scale manhunt going on in california for an illegal immigrant accused of shooting and killing a police officer during a traffic stop. time to get tough on border security. build the wall. >> reporter: the county sheriff's department is the lead investigator in the case. the sheriff speaking with ktvu news this evening spok

authorities believe he acted alone with he allegedly gunned down corporal ronil singh wednesday during a d.u.i. stop. state, local, and federal authorities had mounted a massive manhunt. >> we had people under surveillance. we identified those locations. search warrants were executed. >> reporter: sheriff adam christianson says arriaga had entered the u.s. illegally from mexico years ago and may have been heading back to the border when he was captured. they say he was affiliated with gangs and had two prior d.u.i. arrests. you're saying he was previously released after a d.u.i. arrest. >> twice. >> reporter: twice. and had he been deported, this wouldn't have happened? >> potentially. if he wasn't here, then he wouldn't have been driving drunk, and it wouldn't have been reported to officer singh, and the encounter, the stop, the enforcement stop potentially never would have occurred. >> reporter: the sheriff appeared in may next to president trump, and has long railed against sanctuary laws that prevent police from turning over illegal immigrants to ice agents. >> the last thing in th

and it was is in connection to the death ofcorporal ronil singh. the deparmtment received numerous tips and new information lead them to a property in tiny town of "el nido." but in the last 15 minutes, we learned the suspect was not located at the property and the investigation remains fluid. this search warrant coming ... just hours after the police chief made an emotional plea to find the killer. "his 5 month old he will never hear talk. he will never see walk. he doesn't get to

ronil singh was my older brother. yes, he's not coming back. but there is a lot of people out there that misses him. and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know who worked days and nights to make this happen, i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> jason: god bless him, that's hard to watch. in moments i will speak exclusively with stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson about the arrest of six illegals in connection with the murder of officer singh. and california congressman devin nunes is also here exclusively to talk about the case in the push to bands thanks ray city is. but we begin with jonathan hunt live in our west coast newsroom tonight with breaking new details about the suspected cop killer. jonathan? >> good evening. the arrest of the alleged killer of officer ronil singh just 48 hours after the 33-year-old, who leaves behind his wife and 5-month-old son was gunned down, as you just saw, his fame families anguish is heartbreakingly clear today. >> i was waiting for this to happen. i'd like to think y

ronil singh just celebrated with his wife and son and leaves behind other family including her brother, who was absolutely heartbroken. >> yes, he is not coming back. but -- there is a lot of people out there that misses him. and a lot of people that i don't know who worked days and nights to make this happen. i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. to make this happen. leland: this is the suspect, gustavo perez arriaga. investigator say he was in the country illegally had previous arrest for dui and known gang affiliations pair the sheriff in the area called out california so-called sanctuary laws suggesting the outcome could have been different if tougher immigration laws were in place. but the community last night choosing to focus energy on the life of the officer that they lost. many showed up for a vigil to honor officer singh. he was one of only 12 officers at the newman police department. some of his fellow colleagues spoke aboutthe close bond . >> when you lose a brother ronil it is difficult to process. i don't think i can say how i felt and i got the text mess

. >> reporter: core program ronil singh pulled him over on christmas eve. when singh approached his truck, the suspect shot and killed him. he is an immigrant from fiji and leaves behind a wife and son. flags are flying at half-staff as they are up and down the state. police said they're working on several leads to find singh's killer. so far, he's still on the loose. >>> a warning to california drivers. if caught drinking and driving, you will have to install a device. there will lab news conference today in san francisco to promote the law. >>> the government shutdown is taking its toll on federal workers. a live look at washington, d.c. where the president remains aten impasse. the shutdown is now in its seventh day and is expected to continue into next week. rkwho are working without guard pay. many said the shutdown is piling on to the stress of every day life. >> he has health conditions he should have to worry about, not when we will get paid. >> the coast guard is the only military branch affected by the shutdown. congress is not likely to vote on a

ronil singh was my older brother.r. yes, he's not coming back. but there is a lot of people out there that misses him. and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know who worked days and nights to make this happen, i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> jason: god bless him, that's hard to watch. in moments i will speak exclusively with stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson about the arrest of six illegals in connection with the murder of officer singh. and california congressman devin nunes is also here exclusively to talk about the case in the push to ban sanctuary cities. but we begin with jonathan hunt live in our west coast newsroom tonight with breaking new details about the suspected cop killer. jonathan? >> good evening. the arrest of the alleged killer of officer ronil singh just 48 hours after the 33-year-old, who leaves behind his wife and 5-month-old son was gunned down, as you just saw, his fame families anguish is heartbreakingly clear today. >> i was waiting for thiss to happen. i'd like to think you

arriaga's accused of gunning down officer ronil singh in newman. five others are under arrest accused of helping arriaga run from the law. >> sergio quintana is live in newman, where a candlelight memorial is taking place, but we start with robert handa live from sheriff's headquarters in modesto with how authorities caught arriaga. >> reporter: investigators are still here questioning the suspect. they're here at the sheriff's headquarters. and they say that the man that investigators are grilling inside was trying to flee to mexico, and he had help. the fallen officer's family is grateful the suspected killer never made it.

this is officer ronil singh, simple photos. he was killed by an illegal alien five hours after he took this photo with his beautiful wife, baby and canine and this is why we need to build the water-- while. rest in peace, hero. they took this down and said he didn't meet their standards at facebook. rachel: because of the word illegal. pete: absurd. they spoke wrote this post goes against our community standards on hate speech, so no one else can see it. she got that notice. apparently, using the technical term illegal alien is hate speech. ed: eight term check schumer used a few years ago. pete: facebook, thankfully this lady elevated this. cleanup on aisle for. facebook admitted on her page that it looked like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on facebook that didn't go against our community standards. we want to apologize and let you know we were storage or content and removed any blocks on your account related to this incorrect action, but it raises eyebrows. rachel: absolutely. officer ronil singh is not t

they say the shooting took place during a traffic stop mom later. 33-year-old ronil singh was killed. he was a seven-year officer. he was a husband and a father of a 5-month-old boy. he is the 52nd member of law enforcement to be shot and killed in the line of duty this year. and this is a shooting that has rocked this community. you can see behind me they have set up balloons and flowers outside the police department. authorities have found the suspect's truck. but at this point there is no sign of the man who they say is a cop killer. while the search continues, one family has been ripped apart just a short time after christmas. alexis and jessica, back to you. >> thank you, will. new at 6:00, tolls will go up one dollar in the new year. it could be a while before it is spent on transportation projects. a lawsuit against the toll authority will tie up funding. we first told but the suit when it was initially filed in july. howard jarvis taxpayers association argues the toll increase is technically not a fee but a tax that requires two-thirds voter approval to pass. in june, 55% pass

corporal ronil singh was shot during a traffic stop thursday. and and we just learned sheriff's deputies in merced county are serving a search warrant right now in connection to the killing. justine waldman is live in our newsroom..with all the latest information. justine, we learned today, the suspect is in the country illegally. .. (justine) the police chief crying as he talked about corporal ronil singh. saying the fiji born officer is an "american patriot." ...who he came to the u.s. to serve this country. meanwhile, we also learned today the suspect is in the country illegally. "i did not know christmas morning at 4 when i said goodbye to him and sent him off to his family that it would be the last time that i saw him." with tears streaming down his face...chief randy richardson said corp ronil sighn didn't want to work cristmas. but he took the shift day, because he loved being a police officer. thirty-three- year-old singh is a native of fiji and had been with the newman police department since 2011. he was shot wednesday after stopping a

thank you for joining us tonight. 33-year-old police corporal ronil singh leaves behind a wife and a five-month-old baby. he was shot and killed a few hours after this family photo was taken on christmas. tonight community members attended that vigil. many knew the officer personally after his 7 years on authorities arrested the gunman in bakersfield. he is 32-year-old gustavo perez arriaga. authorities say he came to the country illegally and had two prior duis after officer singh made the traffic stop. more now from 46 jesse g. >> officer singh was my brother. >> he is not coming back but -- >> reporter: the arrests have not ended the agony for the family of officer singh. officers tracked gustavo perez arriaga to a home in bakersfield. a s.w.a.t. team made the call around 8:30 a.m. neil degrasse tyson morning as gustavo country illegally was t >> people under surveillance. we identified that. >> reporter: his brother and co- worker were taken into custody for trying to help the killer escape justice. another three people were arrested and they are accused of being accomplices. gus

he's accused of killing new man police corporal ronil singh. he was in the country illegally and a gang member and had two prior dui charges. the sheriff said the state's immigration policies protected him. i.c.e. providing abc news a statement about the policies saying in part, quote, california sanctuary laws continue to undermine public safety and cause preventible crimes by restricting law enforcement cooperation and allowing public safety threats back into the community to reoffend. governor brown signed the sanctuary state bill last year and titled the california values act. in a signing message the governor said it prevents local authorities about asking about immigration status during routine interaction and the bill does not prevent or prohibit immigration and customs enforcement ort department of homeland security from doing their work in any way. it also doesn't prevent cooperation and deportation proceed'ings for anyone in state prisons or local jails for serious offenses. the serious offenses do not include misdemeanor dui convicti

coming up, the death of california police officer ronil singh reignited the debate on sanctuary laws and policing and illegal immigrant shot and killed the officer. is it time to make changes, we will debate. >> if he was not here, he would not be driving drunk and would not be reported to officer ronil singh, and the encounter of the stop potentially would have never occurred. my point is why are we providing sanctuary for criminals, gang members? ♪ when heartburn hits... fight back fast with tums smoothies. it neutralizes stomach acid at the source. tum tum tum tum tums... smoothies... ...and introducing new tums sugar-free. ♪i've been really tryin', baby ♪tryin' to hold back this feeling for so long♪ ♪and if you feel, like i feel baby then come on,♪ ♪oh come on let's get it on applebee's all you can eat is here. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. today's senior living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. and there's never been

. >> reporter: corporal ronil singh's brother breaking down after kern county authorities announced the arrest of gustavo perez arriaga, a reported gang member from mexico. he's accused of killing corporal singh an hour after christmas, after he was pulled over for a suspected dui. >> i can tell you we were never more than a step behind this guy. >> reporter: according to sheriff adam christianson, arriaga was trying to sneak back into mexico when he was captured. the sheriff today mincing no words, saying corporal singh may still be alive if it wasn't for sanctuary policies he says handcuffed law enforcement. >> the first time he was arrested for dui, he should have been turned over to i.c.e. for deporting. if he's in the country illegally, committing crimes, it's simple. >> reporter: president trump weighing in, tweeting, "time to get tough on border security. build the wall!" >> i was waiting for this to happen. >> reporter: tonight, singh's family, many who traveled from fiji to mourn, thankful that the alleged gunman is now behind bars. >> will, the accused cop killer not the only

and it was is in connection to the death ofcorporal ronil singh. the deparmtment received numerous tips and new information lead them to a property in tiny town of "el nido." but in the last 15 minutes, we learned the suspect was not located at the property and the investigation remains fluid. this search warrant coming ... just hours after the police chief made an emotional plea to find the killer. "his 5 month old he will never hear talk. he will never see walk. he doesn't get to hold that little boy hug his wife say goodnight anymore because a coward took his life. with tears streaming down his face...chief randy richardson said corp ronil sighn didn't want to work cristmas. but he took the shift day, because he the shift day, but he took cristmas.want to work sighn didn't corp ronil richardson said corp ronil sighn didn't want to work cristmas. but he took the shift day, because he loved being a police officer. thirty-three-year-old singh is a native of fiji and had been with the newman police department since 2011. he was shot wednesday after

police say gustavo perez arriaga killed officer corporal ronil singh in a traffic stop that turned deadly wednesday. mireya villarreal has more on how the crime has sparked a debate over immigration laws. >> reporter: the small community of newman, california, is reeling over the loss of corporal ronil singh. >> i do not know how i am going to go back to work without him there. >> reporter: singh became the first-ever newman police officer to die in the line of duty. he leaves behind his wife, a five-month-old baby, and a k-9 partner that will be retired. after a massive two-day manhunt, authities arre s's suspected killer friday morning gustavo perez arriaga. >> this criminal, mr. arriaga, crossed our border illegally into arizona some time ago. he is a criminal. he has two prior arrests for d.u.i. >> reporter: the 32-year-old surrendered to swat officers about 200 miles away near bakersfield, california. over the last 24 hours, seven more people have been arrested for helping arriaga elude authorities, including his brother, girlfriend, and a coworker. overcome with gratitude and grief,

corral ronil singh pulled him over. singh worked for the newman pd since 2011. he is an immigrant from fiji and leaves behind a wife and 4- year-old son. the flags are at half-staff as they plan the funeral for corporal singh. investigators are following several leads for his killer. so far he's still on the loose. anne makovec. >>> the search continues for a man who escaped san quentin prison. he may have committed a carjacking after escaped. shalom mendoza was seen about 6:00 wednesday night after leaving a work crew. a carjacking was reported about a mile away outside a home depot in san rafael. video shows him walking up to a woman. he motioned as if he had a weapon under his shirt and threatened to kill her. he then demand the keys and drove away. >> the description given by the victim and by san quentin was almost identical. >> police also found mendoza's jump suit and considers him armed and dangerous. mendoza had been five- year sentence for an armed carjacking and police jacking. >>> the police chief now admits his officers mistakenly identified a woman

. >> ronil singh was my older brother. yes, he is not coming back, but there's a lot of people out there that misses him and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know worked days and nights to make this happen. i'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> coming up at 6:00 we'll take you live to a public vigil in newman. community members will gather in a downtown plaza. ronil singh support first police officer in newman to die in the line of duty. >>> meanwhile the manhunt continues for this escaped inmate from san quentin. now a woman is speaking out about a terrifying encounter. she says the man threatened her life before stealing her car. kpix5's emily turner spoke to the victim. emily is live at san quentin with her story for us. emily? >> reporter: allen, she said she was absolutely frightened when it happened, but then one day later when she found out it could be the escaped inmate, she said she was absolutely terrified. luckily this woman is fine tonight, but this is now going to be the third night

ronil singh, a man who many called ron left a big impression on a small town. >> this was a man that loved his country. this was a man that worked hard for what he believed in. ♪ >> ron loved newman, and newman loved ron. >> reporter: details on corporal ronil singh's funeral haven't been released but it is going to be held here in town next saturday. >> so sad. thank you, sergio. we learned deputies made an arrest here in the bay area in connection with that case. the suspected gunman's brother was taken into custody in livermore this afternoon. he's one of four people accused of helping arriaga hide from police. >> the capture of the suspected gunman at a home in bakersfield sparking a firestorm of rhetoric. the stanislaus county sheriff says gustavo arriaga entered the country illegally and now the sheriff's of the two counties involved are weighing in on the policies of california's sanctuary state. sharon katsuda continues our coverage. >> this criminal, mr. arriaga, crossed our border illegally into arizona sometime ago. >> reporter: even before the deadly shooting in newman,

described corporal ronil singh. ron as many on the force knew him, immigrated him from the fijian islands living the american dream serving the community. he was on his way home wednesday before 1 a.m. when he responded to the report of a suspected drunk driver. authorities say there man seen here in surveillance video was behind the wheel. according to the sheriff, after singh pulled the man over he opened fire and a gunfight followed. the last radio transmission was shots fired. i've been hit. sadly, corporal singh died and the suspect took off. tips led to the discovery of the truck at a nearby trailer park last night but no suspect. authorities believe he was staying there and that he was in this country illegally. tonight even though law enforcement says they have identified him he is still on the loose. >> we are actively pursuing every investigative lead. we have spared no expense. we have multiple teams out following up every lead and we will relentlessly continue to hunt our suspect down and bring him to ju

singh. just in the past hour we received new pictures of the alleged conman. rob malcolm is here with the details. >> there casting a wide net as they search for the suspect. the sheriff department provided new information about the suspect, where they are looking and how close they are. they addressed new pictures of the suspect that her appearing

ronil singh leaves behind a wife and infant son. >>> mean while the inmate who escaped from san quentin is still on the run tonight. 21-year-old shalom mendoza was first reported missing wednesday night. he was serving a five-year sentence including charges for using a deadly weapon during a carjacking. police believe he carjacked the toyota rav4 from a parking lot the night he escaped and the victim recognizes him as the man who carjacked her. she said he threatened her life before taking her keys and sped away. kpix5's emily turner spoke to the victim and will share her story later in the hour. >>> police say they caught a bay area lieutenant who was supposed to be off on work injury working out in las vegas. mandy henderson is accused of faking the extent of her injuries. she is in jail in las vegas awaiting extradition back to the bay area. the sheriff said if these allegations are true it, is a violation of the public's trust, sullies the standards of our office and for that ms. henderson should be held accountable. >>> kpix5's da lin found out some owners of small bay area busines

corporal ronil singh's younger brother was emotional as he thanked officers today. >> i was waiting for this to happen. i'd like to thank you working day and night to make this happen. thank you. >> tonight a vigil was held in downtown newman as people gathered to remember the slain officer. he's the first to die in the line of duty in newman which has just a 12-member force. reporter steve large was at the vigil this evening. >> reporter: grief and togetherness at this candlelight vigil for newman police corporal ronil singh, his wife holding their 5-month- old baby standing with their family, singh's k-9 partner was also here. >> i do not know how i'm going to go back to work without him there. >> reporter: one after another, those who loved corporal >> you'rdown, he'd pic up. >> and he was always happy. when you were sad, he would make you happy, always smiling. >> reporter: reggie singh holding his slain brother's son, also spoke praising the work of police officers. >> he enjoyed his job from the wife, the family, i'd like to thank all you guys for all the service and everything. >

. >> overnight family and friends gathering for a vigil in honor of the fallen officer, ronil singh. abc's marci gonzalez is in our l.a. bureau with the latest on a case that has really grabbed the attention of our president. marci, good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, guys, good morning. that's right. this case now at the center of the national conversation on border security. the accused gunman, investigators say, has a criminal record and is in the u.s. illegally finally tracked down and surrendered after more than two days on the run. this morning, this accused cop killer behind bars. >> i was waiting for this to happen. >> reporter: police corporal ronil singh's brother breaking down after learning the manhunt is finally over. the suspect seen here being taken into custody in bakersfield, california, about 200 miles from where investigators say he shot corporal singh wednesday morning. >> i'd like to thank you working day and night. >> reporter: authorities executing a search warrant finally finding gustavo perez arriaga and overnight arresting two more alleged accomplices. in

we need closure. >> reporter: the desperate manhunt continues for the killer of corporal ronil singh, one of just 13 officers on the newman police force, gunned down the day after christmas during a traffic stop. the county sheriff says they've zeroed in on a single unnamed suspect seen here in surveillance photos. >> this suspect is in our country illegally. he doesn't belong here. he's a criminal. >> reporter: as for corporal singh, he was born in fiji. >> he came to america to become a police officer. that's all he wanted to do. >> reporter: singh leaves behind a wife and a five-month-old son and his canine partner, sam. he posed with all of them on christmas morning. >> i think of what's been lost here is, yes, he was a police officer, and that's why all of you are packed in this room, because he was tragically taken from us. but what needs to be known is that he was truly just a human being and an american patriot. >> reporter: and to nearly everyone in newman, population 11,000, a friend. >> he loved being a police officer. he loved being a husband. he loved being a father. he w

we learned the officer was with the newman police department identified as ronil singh. newman is about 100 miles from san francisco. >> the traffic stop happened at 1:00 a.m. at merced and eucalyptus avenue. >> reporter: a traffic stop in a small central valley town turned deadly within a matter of minutes for 33-year-old police corporal ronil singh. >> he got back on the radio and called off for shots fired. that automatically triggers an officer down or emergency response within the county. >> reporter: a neighbor told us her mother heard the shots. >> she heard the gun shots. >> reporter: police believe this is the man who shot and killed singh. the surveillance showing the suspect. a third photo shows the suspect's car, a silver or gray dodge extended cab pickup in the parking lot. investigators say it had paper plates like these from a car dealership. >> absolutely considered armed and dangerous. he has committed an act of violence against a law enforcement officer. we encourage the public to be vigilant, if they see something call 911. >> reporter: a k-9 handler s

the shooting took place during a traffic stop just moments later. 33-year-old ronil singh was killed. he was a husband and a father of a 5-month-old boy. he is the 52nd member of law enforcement to be shot and killed in the line of duty this year. and this is a shooting that has rocked this community. you can see behind me they have set up balloons and flowers outside the police department. authorities have found the suspect's truck. but at this point there is no sign of the man who they say is a cop killer. while the search continues, one family has been ripped apart just a short time after christmas. alexis and jessica, back to you. >> thank you, will. happening today, a judge will decide whether a suspect in the wilson case is mentally competent to stand trial. john lee cowell is accused of fatally stabbing wilson and injuring her sister at the macarthur bart station in july. cowell's attorney cold the judge last week she questions his mental competence. she is found incompetent, the case will be put on hold while he gets treatment at a state hospital stphraofplt two children have

the alleged killer of ronil singh was apparently trying to make a run for mexico. but officers, aided by aerial surveillance, swept into arrest him in bakersfield, that's in central california, some 200 miles south of where the shooting happened. the arrest came just 48 hours after 33-year-old officer ronil singh was gunned down. he leaves behind his wife and 5-month-old son. today, officer singh's brother broke down as he thanked police and sheriff deputies for finding the suspect. >> there's a lot of people out there that misses him, and a log of law enforcement people that i don't know that work days and nights to make this happen. i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> the suspect, gustavo perez arriaga, was in the u.s. illegally, according to the local sheriff, who angrily denounced california's so-called sanctuary laws, which the sheriff said prevented arriaga from being deported for previous dui convictions. >> this is a criminal illegal alien with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to i.c.e. we were prohibited, law enf

recently promoted to corporal, ronil singh served his community. newman is quintessential small- town america, where the main drag doesn't have a traffic like, just small stop signs. everybody knew singh. >> he never stopped being everybody's friend. >> he was a visible presence. >> reporter: chief richerson says singh was fascinated with personal improvement, always trying to be the best he could be. >> he loved being a police officer, a husband, a father. >> reporter: early christmas day while making a dui traffic stop, police say singh got into a gun battle with the suspect seen in this is surveillance picture. the unidentified man is also a newman resident, seen frequently around town. >> i would have never thought he'd do anything like this. >> reporter: when the gunfight was over, 33-year-old singh was dead. his police dog, sam, was not harmed. stanislaus county deputies are now in a manhunt to catch the suspect to is considered armed and dangerous. >> the suspect is in our country illegally. he doesn't belong here. >> there is a war going on

after the suspects truck was discovered less than five miles from where officer ronil singh was shot and killed. kay recede has the latest on the shooting. newman police officer ronil singh had sworn to protect this communityand now the city grieves for him(jose 'jj' fernandes, friend)'thatús the saddest part, that he was working on christmas eve, working for the community, something like this happens.' jose 'jj' fernandes is a close a friend...he says he last saw officer singh on-duty on christmasthe new father was missing his wife and 5- month-old son.(jose)'one of the last things i told him was, doesnút matter what you buy your kid, itús how much time you spend with him.'hours later the stanislaus county sheriffús department reports officer singh had been gunned down at merced street and eucalyptus avenue in newman. many deputies knew him as a friend.(deputy raj singh, stanislaus county sheriffús department)'somebody you know and our county, even though it is a large county, we still know a lot of the law enforcement officers personally/ so it definitely takes a toll, an impa

after the suspects truck was discovered less than five miles from where officer ronil singh was shot and killed. kay recede has the latest on the shooting. newman police officer ronil singh had sworn to protect this communityand now the city grieves for him(jose 'jj' fernandes, friend)'thatús the saddest part, that he was working on christmas eve, working for the community, something like this happens.' jose 'jj' fernandes is a close a friend...he says he last saw officer singh on-duty on christmasthe new father was missing his wife and 5- month-old son.(jose)'one of the last things i told him was, doesnút matter what you buy your kid, itús how much time you spend with him.'hours later the stanislaus county sheriffús department reports officer singh had been gunned down at merced street and eucalyptus avenue in newman. many deputies knew him as a friend.(deputy raj singh, stanislaus county sheriffús department)'somebody you know and our county, even though it is a large county, we still know a lot of the law enforcement officers personally/ so it definitely takes a toll, an impa

gustavo arriaga is one of four killing police officer ronil singh. he was performing a routine traffic dui stop when he was killed. the suspect had two prior dui charges, was in the country illegally, and a law that prevents deputies from notifying law enforcement prevented him from being in the system. >> this never would have occurred. >> while politics mixes with his loss, the family is overwhelmed with i want to than working day and night to make this happen. >> gustavo arriaga will be arraigned on monday. the five other people will be charged with aiding and abetting. if there is evidence that anyone else tried to help, they will be charged as well. >>> we have much more on this story including our full interview, just look for the story on our homepage. >>> it appears the weeklong shutdown will continue into the new year. president trump is now threatening to shut down the entire southern border if his demands for a wall is not met. >> capitol hill was quiet again today as lawmakers are out of the office and will meet again until next week. >>

after the suspects truck was discovered less than five miles from where officer ronil singh was shot and killed. macy jenkins has the story. the city of newman is mourning the loss of one of their own tonight after a traffic stop early wednesday morning cost a corporal his life. now stanislaus county sheriff's deputies are searching for the suspect they believe is responsible."it really hits home when it's one of our own!" said helen monahan, who lives in newman.corporal ronil singh was conducting a traffic stop just before 1 a.m. on wednesday. authorities say he pulled over a grey dodge pickup truck because it had paper plates. singh called in the vehicle description over the radio but moments later, he made another call saying, "shots fired, i've been hit." "we just heard gunshots and so we came out to look outside," said vanessa de leon, who lives nearby.deputies rushed to the scene at merced street and eucalyptus avenue. singh was taken to the hospital, where he later died."it's horrible, always horrible when you lose an officer," said leo rodriguez, who lives in tracy. stanislau

corporal ronil singh was killed during a traffic stop early this morning. his uncle said singh was working overtime to provide the best for his wife and son. investigators say they are looking for a man, this man you see here. just a short time ago they say they found what they believe is his pickup truck. >>> a terrifying scene on video. abc world news sent this tweet about a yacht fire. a 5-year-old child and five adults were rescued from this fire off the australian coast. it's believed the fire started on the yacht's engine room. >>> we are getting tips on the best ways to repsychological that holiday wrapping paper. we have advice on what we can and cannot recycle. >>> today president trump made his first visit to a combat zone in iraq. he makes controversial plans to withdraw service members from syria and afghanistan. abc news reporter has the latest from washington. >> reporter: details of president trump's trip are still coming in. we have learned that it was six weeks in the making. we also understand the president is in the air right now. he will

corporal ronil singh was killed on christmas in california. police arrested the suspect friday about 200 miles from the crime scene. they say he came to the u.s. illegally and may have been trying to leave to go to mexico. seven others have been arrested. cnn has more. >> reporter: the man hunt is over for the suspect in a police officer's killing. now we're hearing from his devastated family. less than 48 hours after losing his brother, his hero, his friend, reggie singh stepped to the mic. he learned his brother's killer had been caught. >> he's not coming back. but there's a lot of people out there that misses him. and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know worked days and nights to make this happen. >> ronil singh came to this country as an immigrant from fiji. he was living his version of the american dream. he wanted to become a police officer and he did just that. he dreamt of a family. five months ago he and his wife welcomed their son into the world. but at 1:00 in the morning, the day after christmas, singh's dream bankrua