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Man released from Stockton police custody after deadly self-defense shooting

Man released from Stockton police custody after deadly self-defense shooting
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      THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT SIX. FACE TO FACE WITH THE JUDGE. A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER ACCUSED OF ABUSING CHILDREN APPEARS IN COURT. WHY? MORE CHARGES COULD SOON BE FILED. BURNING FOR DAYS. THE FIRE THAT JUST WON’T GO OUT IN SUTTER COUNTY. AND THE DAMAGE IT’S CAUSED. AND SEARCHING FOR A CAUSE TO THE DEADLY FIRE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE FILING TODAY BY A UTILITY COMPANY THAT’S RAISING SOME NEW QUESTIONS AND WORKING IN FEAR. HOW IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IS IMPACTING UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN THE FIELDS TO HARVEST LOCAL CROPS. A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER MAKING HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE. HE WAS IN THERE BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY AFTER BEING ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING SEVERAL CHILDREN IN THE SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. 58 YEAR OLD RICKY LINAN, APPEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TODAY TO HEAR THOSE EIGHT FELONY COUNTS, INCLUDING A COUNT OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TONIGHT AT SIX. I’M GULSTAN DART AND I’M EDIE LAMBERT. CITRUS HEIGHTS. POLICE SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED THERE COULD BE MORE VICTIMS. KCRA 3’S MICHELLE BANDUR HAS OUR REPORT, AND WE DO NEED TO WARN YOU. THE DETAILS HERE MAY BE HARD TO HEAR. IF YOU’D LIKE TO ENTER NOT GUILTY PLEAS AT THIS TIME OF THIS MATTER. IT’S THE FIRST TIME RICKY LINAN FACES A SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE, COUNTS ONE THROUGH SEVEN. THE EDUCATOR IN THE SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN CUSTODY SINCE THURSDAY, WHEN CITRUS HEIGHTS POLICE ARRESTED 58 YEAR OLD LINAN AT HIS HOME. THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FACES EIGHT FELONIES SEVEN COUNTS OF LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS ACTS AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. PROSECUTORS SAY FROM JULY 1ST TO DECEMBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR, HE MOLESTED FOUR BOYS, AGES FIVE AND SIX. IT’S A REALLY SAD SITUATION BECAUSE NOW ALL THESE FAMILIES ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GETTING THERAPY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. ROBIN RYAN’S GRANDCHILDREN ARE ENROLLED AT ONE OF THE NINE SCHOOLS WHERE LINAN WORKED IN AN AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM. HER GRANDKIDS DID NOT INTERACT WITH THE SUSPECT. SHE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE SAFETY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR KIDS. YOU HAVE TO, UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN WARN LITTLE TODDLERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF, YOU KNOW, THE OUTSIDE WORLD AND YOU KNOW THEIR BODIES ARE THEIR OWN. AND, YOU KNOW, AND MOSTLY THAT THEY COMMUNICATE WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT’S GOING ON. ALSO, COUNT EIGHT DETECTIVES AND THE DISTRICT STARTED INVESTIGATING LINAN DECEMBER 2ND WHEN THEY RECEIVED A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY PLACED LINAN ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND REMOVED HIM FROM CONTACT WITH STUDENTS. HE’D BEEN WORKING AS A SUB SINCE 2020. CITRUS HEIGHTS POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT OVER, THAT THEY’VE RECEIVED MANY PHONE CALLS FROM CONCERNED PARENTS, AND POLICE DO EXPECT TO HAVE MORE CHARGES AGAINST LINAN NOW. HE’S EXPECTED BACK IN COURT HERE IN FEBRUARY FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING. REPORTING FROM DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO MICHELLE BANDUR KCRA THREE NEWS. CONCERNED FAMILIES OR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE LINING CASE ARE URGED TO CALL CITRUS HEIGHTS POLICE. BAIL IS SET FOR LINAN AT $1.7 MILLION. OTHER NEWS RIGHT NOW IN STOCKTON, POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING BETWEEN A MAN AND A UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD OFFICER. IT STARTED JUST AFTER 730 THIS MORNING ON EAST HAMMER LANE, NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS. UNION PACIFIC SAYS THAT A MAN WAS TRESPASSING AND THEN SHOT AT A UNION PACIFIC SPECIAL AGENT. THAT AGENT SHOT BACK TO PROTECT HIMSELF. STOCKTON POLICE SAY THAT THE MAN THEN RAN FROM THE TRACKS TO A NEARBY APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND THAT WHERE HE WAS. EVENTUALLY, THAT’S WHERE HE WAS EVENTUALLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND THEN TO THE HOSPITAL. FOR SOMEONE, A UNION PACIFIC OFFICER WHO’S IN UNIFORM IN A MARKED VEHICLE WITH HIS BODY CAMERA AFFIXED TO HIS UNIFORM, WITH HIS DASH CAMERA, WITH HIS, ALONG WITH HIS PATROL VEHICLE. FOR SOMEBODY TO DISPLAY A FIREARM IN THAT NATURE IS UNPRECEDENTED AND UNCALLED FOR. AND THE MAN WHO WAS SHOT IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. TONIGHT, THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING THE SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF TWO PEOPLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT A HOME NEAR I-80 AND BRADSHAW ROADS, NEAR THE ROSEMONT AREA. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE HOME FOR A WELFARE CHECK AT AROUND 1130 THIS MORNING. THEY FOUND THE BODIES OF TWO PEOPLE INSIDE THE HOUSE, AND BOTH HAD BEEN SHOT. THEY HAVEN’T RELEASED DETAILS ABOUT HOW THOSE TWO PEOPLE KNEW EACH OTHER, OR WHETHER THEY THINK ANYONE ELSE IS CONNECTED TO THE SHOOTINGS. IT WAS SAD TO HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT I KNEW VERY NICE PERSON, VERY NICE PERSON, VERY DOWN TO EARTH, JUST ALWAYS HAD A CONVERSATION WHENEVER I RAN INTO THEM AND JUST WAS ALWAYS POLITE. SO THE AGES AND NAMES OF THE PEOPLE KILLED HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. AND SACRAMENTO COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY A MAN WAS KILLED IN A BARROOM FIGHT AND THAT MAN’S SON NOW FACES CHARGES. THAT FIGHT WAS YESTERDAY MORNING AT HARRY’S LOUNGE ON AUBURN BOULEVARD, NEAR PASADENA AVENUE. DEPUTIES ARRESTED OSCAR ALVAREZ JR. THEY SAY HE STARTED A FIGHT IN THAT BAR WITH ANOTHER MAN. DEPUTIES SAY THE FIGHT SPILLED OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT, AND SEVERAL PEOPLE GOT INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE SUSPECTS, 51 YEAR OLD FATHER OSCAR ALVAREZ, SENIOR. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE SUSPECT’S FATHER PULLED OUT A GUN. HE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND DISARMED. DEPUTIES SAY HIS SON THEN PICKED UP THE GUN AND STARTED SHOOTING AT THE VICTIM’S CAR. THAT DRIVER RAN OVER ALVAREZ SENIOR AND KILLED HIM. ALVAREZ JUNIOR IS NOW FACING CHARGES OF MURDER AND ATTEMPTED MURDER. JAIL RECORDS SHOW HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE IN COURT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AS OF RIGHT NOW, CHARGES HAVE NOT BEEN FILED AGAINST THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT KILLED ALVAREZ SENIOR. A MASSIVE FIRE IN SUTTER COUNTY THAT TORE THROUGH A WALNUT FACTORY CONTINUES TO BURN. THIS FIRE BROKE OUT YESTERDAY IN YUBA CITY. ABOUT SIX IN THE MORNING AT THE DALE PACKING FACILITY. OUR CREW COULD SEE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE FROM ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY. AND THEN LIVECOPTER3 WAS UP OVER THE FIRE JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. STILL BURNING, STILL SMOLDERING THERE. LOTS OF SMOKE, SOME FLAMES THERE. FIRST RESPONDERS SAY GETTING WATER TO THIS RURAL PROPERTY OFF GARDEN HIGHWAY WAS A CHALLENGE. THE FACILITY IS SURROUNDED BY WALNUTS, AND YOU CAN SEE ALSO SURROUNDED BY ORCHARDS. AND THERE’S A NARROW DRIVEWAY. THAT’S THE ONLY WAY IN. DOZENS OF FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO CONTAIN THE FLAMES. SO FAR, NO WORD ON HOW THE FIRE STARTED OR HOW LONG IT COULD TAKE TO FULLY EXTINGUISH. A UTILITY COMPANY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS REPORTING IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH ITS POWER LINES. AT AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THE EATON FIRE BROKE OUT NEAR ALTADENA. BUT THE UTILITY SAYS THERE’S NO EVIDENCE THAT ITS EQUIPMENT STARTED THAT DEADLY FIRE. SOCAL EDISON REPORTED THE FAULT WITH THE POWER LINE TODAY. IN A FILING WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THAT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE UTILITY MADE THAT FILING WITH THE PUC THE SAME DAY. A COURT HEARING WAS SCHEDULED. ATTORNEYS FOR A HOMEOWNER WHOSE PROPERTY WAS DESTROYED CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE VIDEO SHOWING THE UTILITY’S EQUIPMENT STARTED THE FIRE. NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT VIDEO, NOW THAT WE SEE WHAT IS UNEQUIVOCALLY ARCING AT THE VERY ORIGIN OF THIS FIRE, WE KNOW THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS AND NOW IT’S JUST A MATTER OF DETERMINING WHY DID THIS HAPPEN. WE AGAIN HAVE A COURT ORDER THAT MAKES SURE CRITICAL POTENTIAL EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE WILL REMAIN PRESERVED. THE COURT’S ORDER EXPANDS ITS EARLIER PRESERVATION TO ENSURE THAT THE SIX MILE SPAN THAT’S RUNNING FROM THE ORIGIN POINT UP TO WHERE SCE HAS ADMITTED NOW THAT THERE WAS A FAULT IN A RELATED LINE THAT THAT REMAINED UNTOUCHED FOR 21 DAYS. THE EATON FIRE DESTROYED MORE THAN 9000 STRUCTURES AND KILLED AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE. MEANWHILE, THE RAIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS EASING AFTER SOME SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW CAME DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RAIN, OBVIOUSLY GREAT FOR THE EFFORTS TO PUT OUT THE FIRES AND KEEP ANYTHING FROM SPREADING. LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN FELL IN MOST AREAS, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH FOR ASH, MUD AND DEBRIS TO FLOW ACROSS STREETS AND WILDFIRE BURNED AREAS. AND WITH THE PALISADES FIRE NEAR FULLY CONTAINED. NOW, THE LAST EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED TODAY, THE CITY ANNOUNCING THAT ALL EVACUATION ORDERS WERE REDUCED TO RESIDENTS ONLY ACCESS. THIS COMING AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP URGED LEADERS TO LET RESIDENTS BACK INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO RECLAIM WHAT THEY COULD. LAW ENFORCEMENT ESCORTS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED IN THE AREA, BUT RESIDENTS STILL NEED TO OBTAIN AN ACCESS PASS. MAYOR KAREN BASS URGING PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN GOING HOME. ALL OF THE DESTRUCTION. THERE’S A LOT OF TOXIC WASTE THAT IS THERE AND IN THE AIR, AND SO WE ASK THAT PEOPLE NOT STAY VERY LONG WHEN THEY COME. A NIGHT CURFEW IS STILL IN EFFECT, BARRING ANYONE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM GOING INTO THE AREA. TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, HUNDREDS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. PART OF PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PROMISE TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. IT’S IMAGES LIKE THESE THAT ARE MAKING SOME PEOPLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY VERY NERVOUS TONIGHT, SOME UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE MORE FEARFUL OF IMMIGRATION RATES AS THEY’RE CONTINUING TO GO TO WORK. KCRA 3’S MARICELA DE LA CRUZ TALKED TO FARM WORKERS ABOUT HOW THEY ARE TRYING TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS. ONE WEEK SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK OFFICE, THE THREAT OF MASS DEPORTATIONS HAS MANY FAMILIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON EDGE. MUCHA GENTE AHORITA. MANY PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO WORK WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THEY’RE SAYING, MY WIFE AND I WILL WORK SEPARATELY SO THAT THEY WON’T BE DETAINED TOGETHER. EMILIANO HERNANDEZ, WHO’S BEEN A FIELD WORKER FOR 22 YEARS, SAYS WORKERS ARE NOW ASKING A LOT MORE QUESTIONS BEFORE TAKING A JOB AND ARE CAREFULLY CHOOSING THE LOCATIONS THEY’RE WORKING IN. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE AVOIDING SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME IN STORES OR SHOPPING FOR COFFEE IN THE MORNING. SO VERY QUICKLY, WHAT WORKER SAID IS, OKAY, WELL, IF I DON’T LEAVE MY HOUSE, I’M OKAY. AND SO MANY FARMERS DID REPORT THAT IN THOSE DAYS, WHILE BORDER PATROL WAS ACTIVE, THEY SAW HIGHER ABSENTEE RATE RATES. A LOT OF WORKERS NOT REPORTING TO WORK. BUT EVEN AS THERE’S INCREASED FEARS IN THE WORKPLACE, MANY FARM WORKERS DON’T HAVE THE OPTION OF MISSING WORK FOR NO TENGA TEMOR NO MATTER HOW MUCH FEAR THERE IS, RENT DOESN’T STOP WORKERS LIKE MARCELINA ROBLES TELL ME THE FEAR IS ALSO HAVING AN IMPACT ON THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVES. YA KNOW, QUEREMOS SALIR COMO WE DON’T WANT TO GO TO THE STORE OR TO DO LAUNDRY ON WEEKENDS BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT FEAR. AS CONCERNS REMAIN EVER PRESENT. SI LA MIGRA LLEGA A DETNET. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE UNITED FARM WORKERS ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS THROUGH CATCHY SONGS. WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DUE PROCESS. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO A LAWYER. THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO AN IMMIGRATION HEARING, AND THEY SHOULD EXERCISE THOSE RIGHTS. ADVOCATES SAY THAT THESE OPERATIONS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LIKE PEOPLE CHOOSING TO NOT REPORT CRIMES OR SPEAK OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE FOR FEAR OF BEING DEPORTED.
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      Man released from Stockton police custody after deadly self-defense shooting
      A man detained in a deadly shooting in Stockton was released, and police are investigating the Monday night shooting as a self-defense case.According to the Stockton Police Department, officers responded to Poplar Street at Madison Street around 9:03 p.m. for reports of gunshots and found a man with a gunshot wound. The 50-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries, Stockton police said. Officers found a firearm on the scene and detained a 33-year-old person, who has since been released from custody.This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCRA 3 for the latest.See our live traffic map for updates.Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst's KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

      A man detained in a deadly shooting in Stockton was released, and police are investigating the Monday night shooting as a self-defense case.

      According to the Stockton Police Department, officers responded to Poplar Street at Madison Street around 9:03 p.m. for reports of gunshots and found a man with a gunshot wound.

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      The 50-year-old man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries, Stockton police said.

      Officers found a firearm on the scene and detained a 33-year-old person, who has since been released from custody.

      This is a developing story. Stay tuned to KCRA 3 for the latest.

      See our live traffic map for updates.

      Click the video player above to watch other headlines from KCRA News 3

      This story was curated by Hearst's KCRA Alert Desk.

      See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.

      If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

      See more coverage of top California stories here | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel