1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Drew Nelson. 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: A group of mothers from across the US continues to 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: rally behind a Florida teen accused of murdering his mother, 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: the women insisting he is innocent. They are traveling from 5 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: states like Illinois, Texas in California to Miami to demand 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 1: justice for fourteen year old Derek Rosa, who faces a 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: first degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing his mother over 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: forty times in October of twenty twenty three. The women, 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: some of whom are unrelated to Rosa, protesting outside the 10 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: Metro Justice Building in Miami, chanting quote free Derek. Supporter 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Aaron Reyes from Chicago says, I am here along with 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: all these months, right here next to me. Okay, So 13 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,919 Speaker 1: we're not affiliated with any source. For here by our 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: own selves, voluntary. We're here to support Derek Rosa's case 15 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: where we want ereic Rosa's freedom. The group points to 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: unanswered questions in the case, including possible voices in the 17 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: background of Roses nine to one one call. Despite their claims, 18 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: prosecutors say the evidence against Rosa is overwhelming. According to investigators, 19 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: Rosa confessed to the killing during questioning, saying quote, I 20 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: woke up, I grabbed one of the kitchen knives and 21 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: I went to her room. I killed her. Authorities alleged 22 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: he researched how to stab someone and the best knife 23 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: for cutting bone before the attack. Moments after the stabbing, 24 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,919 Speaker 1: Rosa reportedly sent a selfie to a friend showing blood 25 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: on his hands, along with photos of his mother's lifeless body. 26 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: Police say the attack occurred while Rosa's mother, thirty nine 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: year old Irena Garcia, was asleep near her newborn daughter, 28 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: who was unharmed. Body camera footage shows officers arriving at 29 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: the Haialia apartment and arresting Rosa, who remained calm throughout. 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: In a nine one one call it, Rosa told the 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: dispatcher a quote, I took pictures and I told my 32 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: friend about it was that bad and asked about his 33 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: mother's condition. He replied, quote, she's dead, miss. There's blood 34 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: all over the floor. Prosecutors have also presented baby monitor 35 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: footage allegedly showing Rosa standing over his mother before the attack. 36 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: Handled knife covered in blood was recovered at the scene. 37 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: Despite this, Rosa has pleaded not guilty. His defense argues 38 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: he is a child who should be tried in juvenile court, 39 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: but he remains in an adult jail awaiting trial. An 40 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: online fundraiser for Rosa's legal expenses has raised nearly one 41 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: hundred fifty thousand dollars, and a petition for his release 42 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: has garnered over twenty six thousand signatures. Rosa's supporters vow 43 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: to keep fighting for his freedom, insisting the real killer 44 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: remains at large. His trial is set for later this year. 45 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: If convicted, Rosa could face life in prison, spared the 46 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: death penalty due to his age. More crime and justice 47 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: news After this, a Texas police officer shoots at a 48 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: man fifteen times during a jaywalking stop that escalated into 49 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: a deadly pursuit. The suspect later found to have died 50 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: from a self inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. On 51 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: December third, officer James Lopez of the San Antonio Police 52 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: Department stopped thirty three year old Jeffrey Shop. Bodycam footage 53 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: shows Lopez confronting Shop for crossing the street without using 54 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: a crosswalk. This offense is a misdemeanor, carrying a fine 55 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: of up to two hundred dollars. Shop carrying a backpack, 56 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: got defensive and questioned if he was under arrest. Lopez replied, quote, 57 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: you're detained right now. When Shop apologized, claiming he was 58 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: headed to the hospital for an arm injury, officer, Lopez 59 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,800 Speaker 1: grew more agitated, quote, I ain't looking for an apology. 60 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: Come over here right now before I put you in handcuffs. 61 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: Shop continued apologizing, but then dropped his backpack and fled 62 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: across the street. Lopez gave chase, joined by two other 63 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: officers at the ditch, Lopez yelled at Shop, ordering to stop, 64 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: and warning, quote, get the puck on the ground. I'm 65 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: going to ing taze you. Shop ignored the commands and 66 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: ran under a bridge, where Lopez and other officers saw 67 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: him holding what appeared to be a gun. Officer Lopez 68 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: fired twelve shots, saying quote, he has a fucking gun. 69 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: Shop then appeared on the other side of the bridge. 70 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: Another officer commanded him to drop the weapon. Lopez fired 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: three more times, striking Shop, who collapsed. Initially, police reported 72 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: Shop died from a gunshot wound at the chest, but 73 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: further investigation revealed he had shot himself in the head 74 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: while Lopez was firing at him. A twenty two caliber 75 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: handgun was recovered from the scene. Lopez has served four 76 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: years with the San Antonio Police Department. He's unpaid administrative 77 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: leave while the Bear County District Attorney's Office reviews the case. 78 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: The autopsy report, which is still pending, will confirm the 79 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: cause of Shop's death. This incident marks the twentieth police 80 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: shooting involving the San Antonio Police Department in twenty twenty four. 81 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: The investigation remains ongoing. Authorities have yet to determine if 82 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: any additional actions will be taken against Officer Lopez. A 83 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: woman vanishes in Louisiana after being last seen in a 84 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 1: motel six, leaving behind few clues and unanswered questions. Brenda 85 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: Anne Johnson, aged thirty two, last contacted her family New 86 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: Year's Day, twenty fourteen. She was reportedly seen in a 87 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,239 Speaker 1: Motel six in Port Allen, Louisiana, on January second and third. 88 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 1: After her disappearance, there were possible sightings of her in 89 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: Baton Rouge, but nothing was confirmed. Brenda's family has not 90 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: received any updates in the years since Brenda's Somewhere between 91 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: five ninety five ten, between one hundred and sixty five 92 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: and two hundred pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. 93 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: She's known by the nicknames bb W, snow Bunny, and 94 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: Queen Bee. Brenda has several tattoos, including a hand holding 95 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: puppet strings with the words fat Fat Puppet on her 96 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: left collarbone, two cherries on the right side of her chest, 97 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: and a crown with the letter B on the back 98 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: of her neck. Anyone with information about Brenda Johnson's case 99 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: has urged to contact Baton Rouge Police at two two 100 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: five three eight nine eighty six seventeen and For the 101 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: latest crime in justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update 102 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: on your favorite podcast app. But this crime Alert, I'm 103 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: Drew Nelson.