and who saw garcia take 3 shots. garcia told police he had had 3 beers that day but had not taken any drugs. according to the report garcia also told police he saw a man stand up and reach for something and then another man shot him... garcia told police that's when he fled and he does not have a cell phone or a gun. when police told garcia he may be identified on video... he said he would say he didn't remember shooting anyone. reporting live...kathleen according to garcia's facebook... he went to rancho high school. all we know about the victim is that aleksandr khutsishvili once lived downtown... and is a 41-year- old male, we're working to find out more about him now. a 63-year-old man charged with sex trafficking and child prostitution was in court today. police say david coil lured young girls through craigslist... into a sex trafficking ring he ran out of his home. today he waived his right to a preliminary trial. his next stop is district court where he can face a jury or attempt more negotiations. the judge

now get this, she's the mother of garcia's two children. and police discover that she is dating charlie adelson, wendi's brother. >> well, it's a heck of a coincidence. >> reporter: it is a heck of a coincidence. state prosecutor georgia cappelman says investigators believe the plot was hatched because the adelsons were desperate for wendi and the kids to move down to south florida. and dan, and his legal briefs, were standing in the way. >> the working theory of the case is that the reason for this homicide was due to the bitter divorce that was ongoing. a divorce dispute? >> i mean, what's a good reason to commit murder? >> who killed dan markel? >> reporter: needless to say, the news of the adelsons' suspected involvement rips through tallahassee like a hurricane. what was the reaction? >> completely shocked, and the possibility of the adelson family being connected to this, that just blew everybody's mind. how is this possible? how is this kind of case, this kind of crime, town? >> the family had no involvement whatsoever. >> reporter:

26-26 (paul garcia) "to save the day an he does. he's able to ascertain the situation using his mind instead of his fists." and that's the lesson paul wants every kid to know.he says he's already seen the others.(paul garcia) "their son was being bullied and that the book really inspired him to take a stand."a children's book inspired by a little boy with a cape....(nat sot child) "cause he's my best buddy."to make the world a better place. that was fernanda lopez reporting.the book is available on garcia's website and on amazon. coming up: how a plan to bring the n-f-l to las vegas took another step forwardand - where more news now....scientists report sea ice cover in the arctic ocean recently reached its minimum extent-- tying with the second lowest on record.this satellite image shows how the arctic ice cover had grown in fall and winter and summer. today , mexico celebrates 206 years of independence.the date was commemorated in a ceremony called the 'cry of independence 'mexican president enrique pena nieto led the event in mex

we've learned garcia has a long criminal history. police released this picture today of garcia following a previous arrest last year.. but they say garcia has run into trouble with the law since 2001. police records list of charges including possession of stolen cars.. drugs and firearms. neighbors say it's all reason for concern. it's a nice neighborhood. it's. it's clean you know why a new one i'm really surprised to hear that happy about me so that means you're not staying anywhere any place you go garcia is also facing charges of robbery and firing a weapon in an occupied place. he is set to face a judge new we first brought you at 5...about three kids shot in suburban houston as they were playing outside. we now know that two of those children were hit by stray bullets as they played soccer outside. investigators say some neighborhood teens got into a fight and someone started shooting. an 11 year old and a six year old were rushed to the hospital where they underwent surgery. a 15 year old was also shot in the foot. investigato

the garcias had no running water because the tule river had dried up after years of drought. it had been the main water source for the well under their home, and for many residents of east porterville, california, a community of 7,000 people 75 miles southeast of fresno. of the 1,800 homes in the community, 500 have had their wells dry up completely. >> we were in desperate need for water, you know? and then, the solutions to our problem is just to have a way to carry the water to our properties, you know? and the only way i have is my personal vehicle, my family vehicle. >> reporter: hauling water is all that garcia did with his free time. he works as a manager at an auto body shop, and it's what the garcia family did instead of saturday brunch or sunday church. >> my wife dislocated her shoulder, because it was a lot of work, pushing those little five gallons buckets from inside the van, handing it to me, and me dumping in those tanks, you know. and the stress to come home and there's no water on my property, my family in need, and then health problems, you know. and then,

garcia responded, if that's true, he doesn't remember shooting anyone. ((cindy westergard starbucks customer: when you're at work and you have violence happen it's very, very scary. ((karen castro)) >> what the police report does not explain is what the suspect and victim were arguing about that lead to the deadly confrontation. we do know that garcia was first in the drive through and was upset about his card being declined and that he did park and go inside the business. reporting live, karen castro, 8 news now. ((denise valdez)) >>> locals are fighting to make nevada casinos smoke free. adibes by state law that prohibits smoking inside. advocates for "smoke-free gaming of america" and "transport workers union local 721" protested outside the sands convention center today. they want change to happen in properties across the state... citing the serious health effects from secondhand smoke. currently there are close to 800 casinos across the country that are smoke-free./// ((denise valdez)) >>> this has been a hot topic on social media.... we asked how m

the cops say it's the same one rented by garcia and rivera. markel is then seen entering the center. meanwhile, outside, cameras show the prius spots. later, markel is seen driving away from the center. watch closely as that same prius follows him out. 10:44 a.m., this city bus camera captures markel's honda as he drives home. seconds later, we see his unwelcome shadow, that green prius. markel is shot in his driveway around 11 a.m. police say that shortly after the prius driving the opposite direction, away from the house. later that same night, garcia and rivera are back in miami. spotted on a security cam in that prius withdrawing money at this atm. >> there is a sense about this case that they're not really trying that hard to cover their tracks. they're just going about business pretty openly. >> reporter: convinced they have their suspects nailed dead to garcia for dan markel's murder. >> one of the men accused of killing fsu law professor dan markel is now behind bars. >> reporter: so what are two miami criminals doing up here, 400 mile

garcia's criminal history in las vegas dates back to 2001. including possession of stolen cars, drug possession, and possession of a firearm. for people who live nearby -- everything about this is unsettling. it's a nice neighborhood. it's. it's clean you know why a new one i'm really surprised to hear that happy about me so that means you're not staying anywhere any place you go today these candles and flowers mark a crime some won't forget...a crime that could have been much worse. he looked around at the room he scanned everybody look look at me with that i'll be other customers he's done champ after he tried to reload garcia faces multiple charges including open murder, robbery, burglar and shooting a gun. hell face a judge tomorrow morning. reporting live lm 13 an we'll be right back. congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, allowing congressmen to travel on private jets at taxpayer expense and voted members of congress, like himself, taxpayer-funded healthcare

police tell us the suspect, pedro garcia, shot him after garcia's card was declined... tonight we sent fox5's miguel martinez valle back to the starbucks where this all happened... and miguel it turns out the victim didn't work

this is a picture of 34-year-old pedro jose garcia. police say this is the suspect who went in to starbucks yesterday and terrorized customers. detectives say garcia became upset after his credit card was denied at the starbucks inside and got into a fight with a customer. garcia ended up shooting the customer in the chest. the man in his 40s died at the hospital. we are learning garcia is a former convicted felon. in 2003 he pleaded guilty to assault. he was given probation. he violated probation in 2004 getting charged with burglary. police say yesterday he tried to throw off police by claiming he was a witness. >> he called in hi given a different description of the person who did the shooting. >> reporter: garcia is here at the clark county detention center with no bail. he is expected to appear before a judge tomorrow. reporting live antonio castelan, news 3. >> reed: thanks for the update. >> marie: the political eyes oef nation on hoff tra university in -- hofstra university in norlg where hillary clinton and donald trump meet.

garcia was arrested sunday on murder and robbery charges. records, he has a history of violent crime. back in 2001, he was found guilty of receiving or transferring stolen cars. three years later, he was charged with burglary, forgery and attempted theft. "the suspect went through the drive through, his card was denied and the employee saw that he was agitated and gave him the water that he had asked for." police say garcia parked his car, went inside ... and got into an argument with another customer. in the air, and threatened to shoot other people in the business." he was spotted evacuating the building with other customers ... until witnesses pointed him out to police. "they were telling for us to get away, get away" the motive behind the horrific shooting is still unclear. ((shakala alvaranga)) garcia will be in court wednesday morning. for a look at how the business is dealing with the aftermath of this shooting... we send it over to karen castro who's back at the shopping center. karen? me the company is having a counseling session wi

police tell us the suspect, pedro garcia, shot him after garcia's card was declined... tonight we sent fox5's miguel martinez valle back to the starbucks where this all happened... and miguel it turns out the victim didn't work alexandre cut- zek-feely actually went to that starbucks quite a bit and thats because he worked right across the street at this auto spa... the mood at eco- wash is a somber one... " they came today and they said it was actually an employee that here" that employee? alex cut-zek-feely. on sunday, alex was inside the starbucks across the street from the car wash. " all the customers loved him, the owner loved him, everybody here loved him, hate to see that he went out like that" tajdre cotton and christopher washington were working sunday. the shooting, police shut down the intersection and shopping centers near rainbow and warm springs. " we were actually on lock down, because the guy was not trying to come out or anything like that police tell us pedro garcia's card was declined at the starbucks drive through. that's when g

later on, garcia told investigators a different story... saying he saw "an unknown person" shoot the victim. when officers told him they surveillance video... garcia said if that's true, he doesn't remember shooting anyone. garcia also denied having a gun and a cell phone... although police found a weapon at the scene. ((cindy westergard starbucks customer: it is really tough, you just never know and my thoughts are always with the lord.)) ((karen castro)) karen castro, 8 news now. ((paul joncich)) >> the gun recovered inside the starbucks was not stolen, nor registered. garcia is a 5-time felon which means it was unlawful for him to even be carrying a gun./// ((denise valdez)) >>> metro police are looking washington and rancho around 12-30 this afternoon but they couldn't find anyone. moments later they got a call about a stabbing victim at mountain vista hospital. that victim later died. right now homicide detectives are working to locate where the stabbing happened.... and who is behind it./// ((denise valdez)) >>> the prosecution is wra

police say garcia-- called them during the shooting. he told police khutshivili appeared to be reaching for something... on the phone police can hear a man moaning in the background-- as garcia shouts... "going for it" "i'm not going to tell you again" "play cowboy with me" (garcia's wife) i'm what was going through his mind police reports show garcia was cooperative with police..but told them "he didn't remember shooting anyone" today-- customers, police and employees talk...remembering the victim... trying to move on. it was a tragic event in their life the officers go home and they have to deal with it so it was closure both ways at 6 pm-- we're learning more about the man who innocently lost his life. we are continuing to follow breaking news out of charlotte, north carolina. where police headquarters was evacuted this afternoon we first told you about this on police are there in tactical gear. bomb sniffing dogs were brought in after a suspicious package was discovered in the mail room. the package--found just as some activists wer

garcia on the murder charge. >> reporter: in the police report obtained by news 3 garcia was in the drive-thru on sunday. he ordered water and tried to pay with a charge card. his name was on the card but the security strip removed and the employee was unable to charge garcia. she let him keep the water because he had opened it. he was inside the store. that he was armed. and that he fired several shots. one big question that still remains in this case: motive. we've heard no conversation that speaks exactly to why the suspect, pedro garcia, shot and killed a man according to police. the motive, we just don't know at this point. he is being held without bail. that was by judge's order today. when he returns to court on friday tll hearing date. >> michelle: a metro corrections officer recovering after he was beaten by a convicted killer inside of the county jail. the inmate, we've been talking about this man, 54-year-old david frostick. he was just sentenced two weeks ago to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing his fiancee robin jenkins. police say last wednesday he hit an

police say pedro garcia shot and killed a customer inside starbucks... after his card was declined in the drive thru. witnesses say he fired two shots in the ceiling, before fatally shooting the customer in the starbucks where the shooting happened is expected to reopen today. fox5's kathleen jacob spoke with a starbucks regular who made a split decision not to visit the store that day, which may have saved her life. <

her facebook shows loving notes from garcia from just last week... saying he loved her and was off to the library. she hasn't spoken with him since the starbuck's shooting... and says she has no idea what happened. questions police and the community are still trying to garcia will be in court tomorrow morning. he was originally put in medically restricted housing.. but police were not able to say if he had any sort of mental illness. according to his facebook page... he went to rancho high school. reporting live,,,kathleen jacob...fox 5 news... local. las vegas. garcia is currently facing open murder charges.. robbery with a deadly weapon... burglary with a deadly weapon.. and firing a weapon into a structure. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with a look at the forecast. wednesday and remain through thursday night into friday. a few hundredths of an inch are possible with gusty conditions at times near storms. we'll see a high of 87 on wednesday, then a high of 88 on thursday. we'll be back to the 90s on friday and saturda

pedro garcia's wife....is breaking her silence. (sot) i'm not sure what's going on or...what was going through his mind butted with i couldn't find him and i don't know where he was at, nobody knew where he was at. garcia's wife says her husband diappeared for a day or two before the shooting at a starbucks near warm springs and rainbow sunday. police say her husband got angry after his credit card was declined at the drive thru. customer. his wife tells us her husband was having financial problems...and was dealing with his brother's recent death. they found him hung, and he seen his brother, and ever since then, he just wasn't the same, he would see him, he would feel like his brother is talking to him. police belive garcia's victim was a complete stranger... that person has not been identified. we're learning that the suspect...pedro garcia has a police say he has run into trouble with the law since 2001. records show he faced a list of charges including possession of stolen cars.. drugs and firearms. for this shooting at starbu

pedro garcia will be in court at 7:30. the coroner has identified the victim as aleksandr khutsishvili. he worked at a car wash across the street from the starbucks. and as fox5's miguel martinez valle explains, the victim was a regular at the coffee shop. < the mood at eco- wash is a somber one... " they came today and they said it was actually an employee that used to work here" that employee? alex cut-zek-feely. on sunday, alex was inside the starbucks across the street from the car wash. " all the customers loved him, the owner loved him, everybody here loved him, hate to see that he went christopher washington were working sunday. alex wasn't. after the shooting, police shut down the intersection and shopping centers near rainbow and warm springs. " we were actually on lock down, because the guy was not trying to come out or anything like that police tell us pedro garcia's card was declined at the starbucks drive through. that's when garcia walked in the store and fired two shots in the air, then s

investigators say garcia then evacuated the business with the crowd .. and even called in a fake suspect description.. but was quickly arrested. ((lyle/comes to this starbucks regularly: work here, who i see every single day and that know me by name. so i hope nothing bad happened to any of them." )) >> metro police are trying to figure out if garcia may have known the victim before this attack. ((nia wong)) >> starbucks workers tell 8 news now the company is having a counseling session to help employees cope. reporting live from the southwest. nia wong 8 news now. ((brian loftus)) >> nia we know this is all still developing out there... but can you describe the mood among customers and employees? ((nia >>> sherry... we've had some first full week of fall... so does that mean we're officially done with the heat? ((sherry swensk)) plenty of sunshine through the morning - you can see just a hint of high clouds sneaking into the south end of the valley right at the lunch hour now. .............. more high clouds will move in today... that chance of rain. ..

police charge rivera and garcia >> one of the men accused of killing law professor dan markel is behind bars -- >> reporter: it still leaves the obvious question, why would these two men travel 400 miles from miami to tallahassee to kill a man they didn't know? in a stunning twist police say they've linked the two alleged killers to this woman, katherine venua, who was on the adelson family payroll and is the mother of garcia's two children. >> a heck of a coincidence. >> it is a heck of a coincidence. >> reporter: get this, she's also the girlfriend of charlie adelson, wendy's brother. >> the working theory of the case is that the reason for this homicide was due to the bitter divorce that was ongoing. >> but murdering over a divorce dispute? >> i mean, what's a good reason to commit murder? >> reporter: wendy even mentioned to police that her brother, charlie, had joked about having markel killed. >> it was always his joke, he this tv. it was my divorce present. such a horrible thing to say. >> reporter: the cops are setting up an elaborate sting on wendy adelson's mother, donna, who

garcia called 911 after he shot sasha. he told the operator sasha looked like he was reaching for something and garcia is heard saying "go for it, dog, i'm not going to tell you again. go for it bough with me. tonight is the big of the mystery is what happened leading up to the shooting. >> doesn't happen that way. life does not end in a starbucks. >> reporter: that arrest report details the terror inside of the starbucks on sunday. what the customers saw, also what those bar eastas saw and what the accused shooter told cops when they had him in handcuffs. read all of that on our website. >> anchor: thank you, prosecutors in the ammon and ryan bundy federal trial in oregon are about done wrapping up their case. brothers along with five other co-deft are accused of conspiracy to obstruct workers' jobs during an armed standoff at a wild live refuge. f.b.i. agents have been testifying this week showing 38 guns recovered from the refuge. authorities discovered more than 20,000 unfired rounds of ammunition there when the stando

about garcia. but first lets send it out karen castro is live near warm springs and rainbow where the coffee shop remains closed. karen? ((karen castro)) >> starbucks customers have been stopping by all day long some unaware of yesterday's deadly shooting, while others tell us they are not surprised. meanwhile, nearby businesses are back open today but employees tell us they are still rattled by the violence. it's business as usual at "chau's nail and spa" after a deadly shooting inside a starbucks two doors down. but many of the workers have preoccupied minds. ((amy tran works next to starbucks: we so scary.)) ((karen castro)) amy tran was with a customer who stepped out for a moment when the shooting happened. ((amy tran works next to starbucks: she come back here and she said 'oh the police outside, a lot' 01:01 and then run, run, run.)) ((karen castro)) but instead of running, the workers locked the doors. ((brian le works next to starbucks: very scary, you have the guns pointing to the starbuc

. >> ilia garcia from our sister station univision has more on the push for more hispanic police. >> since 1969 salea - the spanish american law enforcement association has been trying to build a more diverse police force. >> the mission of salea at that time was to uplift the members, to get more hispanics on the job - and after that it was to get more females on the job - latinas. >> officer eddie lopez, sr. is the current president. he's helped grow the membership to 450 active duty and retired officers part or their mission to encourage interaction between police and the community. >> when it starts, you can feel the tension in the air but when it's over the kids that came in with the attitude are shaking out hands. wow officer lopez, i didn't know cops were that cool. >> with recent events dividing the public and the police force, growing a more diverse department is part of bridging the gap. >> we definitely need to increase the numbers. >> latinos are the fastest growing population in the city but only 8 percent of the 6,000 philadelphia police officers are hispanic. >> we're

life does not and in a starbucks. >> garcias jailed pending a charges. it is not clear yet if he has an attorney but we are going to stay on top of this developing story we will chart the progress for you each and every morning every step in that starbucks by the way with a deadly shooting took place has finally reopened to the public. >> policing had a conversation garcia and the victim at the time it look like the victim was reaching for something and garcia told him go for it dog i'm not going to tell you again go for it. shootout which did not happen only one person pulling the trigger that morning. >> family ties to british royalty take a plea deal for the charges that he faced in several crimes. 53 old alexander montague manchester calls himself a british duke the duke of manchester. facing charges for three crimes including burglary filing a fake police report.details of the plea deal have not been announced. his next court appearance coming up tomorrow. >> kim: a man recently convicted of killing his fiancie is now facing new charges. were talkin

police say garcia rushed in.... and gunned down a customer after his credit card was declined at the drive thru. we're told the 34 year-old was having financial problems and his brother had recently died. police believe the victim was a complete stranger killed after some sort of confrontation. his identity has not yet been released. he disappeared for a day or know where he was at, nobody knew where he was at. we will bring you latest from the courtroom today. reporting live parker collins thirteen action news. thanks parker. we've also learned garcia has a long criminal history with a wrap sheet that dates back to 2-thousand- 1. police records show he has faced a list of charges including possession of stolen cars, drugs, and firearms. garcia is now facing a new list of charges, including murder. happens in court today. check in on our mobile app and our website, ktnv dot com. round one of the presidential debate is in the books. hillary clinton and donald trump clashed on several fronts in one of the biggest mome

we reached out to garcia's wife.. who his character. she says garcia hasn't been the same since his brother hung himself. her facebook shows loving notes from garcia from just last week... saying he loved her and was off to the library. she hasn't spoken with him since the starbuck's shooting... and says she has no idea what happened. questions police and the community are still trying to answer too. garcia will be in court tomorrow morning. he was originally put in medically restricted housing.. but police were not able to say if he had any sort of mental illness. according to his facebook page... he went to rancho high school. reporting live,,,kathleen jacob...fox 5 news... local. las vegas. garcia is currently facing open murder charges.. robbery with a deadly weapon... burglary with a deadly weapon.. and firing a weapon into a m-g-m is opening a one-point-four billion dollar smoke-free hotel in maryland. this has a few nevadans pushing for a smoking ban in our casinos. advocates for "smoke free gaming of america" held a rally today.

((paul joncich)) >> what do we know so far about garcia? ((brittany edney)) >> paul, police say garcia is a convicted felon and should not have had a firearm in the first place. while the gun wat investigators also tell us that he has tattoos which could be gang related. we'll send it back to you./// ((paul joncich)) >>> we're monitoring police shootings in two regional cities tonight... a black man was shot dead by police in el cajon -- near san diego earlier -- prompting demonstrations in the streets and demands to know why the man was shot. police say the man was acting erratically and failed to comply with demands. it's not clear at this time what threat he may have posed to >>> and phoenix police say a shooting involving one of their officers has left a suspect with critical injuries. police were trying to make a traffic stop when the suspect reportedly put his car in reverse and rammed an officer's vehicle. police say the man was armed with a gun. he was shot by an officer and taken to the hospital. two guns were reportedly seized fro

this is pedro jose garcia hands-up walking out of the starbucks inside. frantic customers worked the revive the man police say garcia shot and killed. others tried find a way out. the chaotic scene was seen first hand. >> the gentleman gets up out of his seat, walks over, shoots another gentleman four, five feet away from him and i'm about thing happen. >> reporter: medina says the shooter's gun jammed, then garcia walked out that's when he says customers jumped into action. >> at this point he's out front, we don't know if he was in custody or we don't know, we are trying to save that man's life. >> reporter: two others rushed sir if you don't let us help you you're going to die. when i got tired he would begin and hold pressure on the wound. i went in and did cpr and held pressure. unless the ambulance do you think he is beyond help? we said yes. >> reporter: a felon with a gun now behind bars, as investigators and wiss they are left to wonder why also left to mourn. you can see here a small memorial, some flowers and other candles and items left for th

you see garcia, that's what we're told by metro. garcia walking out of the coffee shop with his hands up. we understood at that time there was not a connection between garcia and the person who was might be. and that metro detectives are looking into the possibility that garcia in some way knew the 41-year-old man. the information suggests from metro based on a report from the associated press that is something new they're investigating. compared to what we were told on sunday. >> went inside, had a confrontation or something occurred between him and the victim and he pulled a gun, shot the victim, shot several times in the air and threatened to business. >> craig: back here live. that is, again, the front door of the starbucks here at rainbow and warm springs. you may have seen some people going in the door. the business is still closed. but we have seen people here appearing to prepare for a reopening. this would be very difficult for them. at the same time we've also had confirmation from the clark county coroner's office that th