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Mother identified among those killed in Modesto, San Jose homicides

Suspect killed after being shot by officers in a standoff, authorities say

Mother identified among those killed in Modesto, San Jose homicides

Suspect killed after being shot by officers in a standoff, authorities say

WEBSITE AND YOU CAN GET TO THAT BY SCANNING THIS QR CODE. LISA: A MOM SHOT AND KILLED IN MODESTO. SHE WAS 29 YEARS OLD. PART OF THE VICTIMS KILLED FROM SAN JOSE TO MODESTO. THE SUSPECT NOW DEAD AFTER GETTING INTO A SHOOTOUT WITH POLICE. WE HEARD FROM THE HEARTBROKEN FAMILY OF MICHELLE GONZALES. TY: MARICEAL DE LA CRUZ JOINS US LIVE. WHAT DID THE FAMILY HAVE TO SAY? >> THEY’RE ALL SHOCKED. THEY TELL ME THAT MICHELLE HAD BEEN IN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUSPECT AND ALTHOUGH SHE HAD EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS, THEY DIDN’T THINK IT WOULD COME THIS FAR. >> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY I GOT THE TRAGIC NEWS AROUND 9:30. >> A NORMALLY QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE CENTER OF AN INVESTIGATION. >> SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE NEEDED TO GET AHOLD OF HER BROTHERS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. SO, SHE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. >> AS 29-YEAR-OLD MICHELLE GONZALES WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE HER MODESTO HOME, TUESDAY NIGHT. TODAY, FAMILY MEMBERS GATHERED, WISHING THERE HAD BEEN A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. >> MY DAUGHTER WAS EVEN TRYING TO GET HER TO GET AWAY FROM HERE. >> GONZALES RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT MOVING TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> SHE NEVER MADE IT OUT THERE. I WISH SHE WOULD HAVE. >> THEY TELL US THAT THE SUSPECT IN MICHELLE’S KILLING WAS A FORMER ROMANTIC PARTNER. >> YOU KNOW, SHE TOOK HIM TO OUR HOUSE ONE DAY FOR US TO MEET HIM. AND HE WAS VERY PLEASANT. >> AND WHILE SHE HAD TALKED ABOUT SOME SAFETY CONCERNS, I MEAN, YOU WOULD NEVER THINK, SHE LOOKED HAPPY -- SHE LOOKED HAPPY. >> THEY SAY THEY DIDN’T EXPECT THINGS TO END THIS WAY. >> MY DAUGHTER’S EVEN SURPRISED THAT IT GOT TO THAT POINT. SHE WAS LIKE MOM, I DID NOT EXPECT THAT. >> NOW, LOOKING THROUGH HER PHOTOS. >> MICHELLE WAS A GENUINE PERSON. >> AND AS SHE LEAVES TWO CHILDREN BEHIND. >> SHE WAS AN INNOCENT GIRL. SHE HAD A BEAUTIFUL HEART. >> THE FAMILY WILL SOON START PLANNING MICHELLE’S FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. >> SHE CARED A LOT ABOUT HER FAMILY. >> MOST OF MICHELLE’S FAMILY IS TRAVELING FROM SAN BERNARDINO. HER FAMILY TELLS US IT IS GOING TO BE MICHELLE’S MOTHER THAT WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THE TWO CHILDREN SHE LEAVES BEHIND. IN MODESTO, MARCELLA DELACRUZ. LISA: THE SUSPECT IN HER MURDER IS NOW DEAD. THIS WAS THE SCENE IN SAN JOSE. THE STREET BLOCKED OFF WHERE HE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE OF A SHED BEHIND A HOME. ON THE RIGHT, THAT WAS THE SCENE OFF OF RAMSEY DRIVE, NORTH OF EAST UNION AVENUE. HERE’S HOW IT UNFOLDED. THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED SOMEONE IN SAN JOSE AT 7:00 LAST NIGHT AND DROVE TO MODESTO TO SHOOT AND KILL MICHELLE GONZALEZ AT 11:00, THEN DROVE BACK TO SAN JOSE. HE LED CHP ON A CHASE, AND THAT
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Mother identified among those killed in Modesto, San Jose homicides

Suspect killed after being shot by officers in a standoff, authorities say

A man suspected of two homicides — one in San Jose and another in Modesto — died at the hospital after being shot in a standoff in San Jose on Wednesday morning, according to police.He is believed to be connected to a homicide that happened in San Jose on Tuesday around 7 p.m. Officers believe he then drove to Modesto and shot and killed 29-year-old Michelle Rose Gonzales, police said.Gonzales leaves behind a 9-year-old girl and a 6-month-old boy. Family told KCRA 3 that Gonzales and the suspect were previously in a relationship.The suspect led California High Patrol Officers on a chase that ended with him crashing his vehicle and running away in San Jose. He then fired at officers more than once, police said. The man then entered a backyard where he barricaded himself inside a shed at a home on the 100 block of Bendorf Drive, according to authorities.Residents in the area were evacuated “due to additional shots being fired by the suspect during the barricade.”Police said the suspect walked out of the shed just after 7 a.m. and pointed a firearm at the special operations personnel, which is when he was shot by officers.The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.No officers were shot or injured in the incident, San Jose police said.

A man suspected of two homicides — one in San Jose and another in Modesto — died at the hospital after being shot in a standoff in San Jose on Wednesday morning, according to police.

He is believed to be connected to a homicide that happened in San Jose on Tuesday around 7 p.m. Officers believe he then drove to Modesto and shot and killed 29-year-old Michelle Rose Gonzales, police said.

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Gonzales leaves behind a 9-year-old girl and a 6-month-old boy.

Family told KCRA 3 that Gonzales and the suspect were previously in a relationship.

Michelle Rose Gonzales
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Michelle Rose Gonzales

The suspect led California High Patrol Officers on a chase that ended with him crashing his vehicle and running away in San Jose. He then fired at officers more than once, police said.

The man then entered a backyard where he barricaded himself inside a shed at a home on the 100 block of Bendorf Drive, according to authorities.

Residents in the area were evacuated “due to additional shots being fired by the suspect during the barricade.”

Police said the suspect walked out of the shed just after 7 a.m. and pointed a firearm at the special operations personnel, which is when he was shot by officers.

The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No officers were shot or injured in the incident, San Jose police said.

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