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Exclusive interview with mom of SF Walgreens shooting victim; witness reveals new details, video
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A witness tells the ABC I-Team that the standoff between a suspected shoplifter, 24-year-old Banko Brown, and a Walgreen’s security guard should not have ended in deadly force. All this comes amid new calls for the prosecutor to release video evidence in the case. I-Team’s Dan Noyes has also spoken with Banko Brown’s mother. She was so open. Banko Brown’s mother gave us a lot of insight — the challenges they faced, how he wound up on the streets at the age of 12, and her words for San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins.
The I-Team reached Banko Brown’s mother, Kevinish Henderson, on the job in Texas. She told us she’s been working hard to break the cycle that began with her parents: “My parents were addicts, my dad, you know, addicted to crack, my mother to alcohol. I didn’t have a very good child life.”
Kevinisha said her own substance abuse issues led to problems with the law, and that extended family failed to care for her kids – including Banko – when she went to prison for domestic violence.
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Kevinisha Henderson: “They ended up in the streets of San Francisco at that time I was in prison.”
Dan Noyes: “Boy, that’s hard.”
Henderson: “Yes.”
Noyes: “At what age was Banko on the streets of San Francisco?”
Henderson: “Twelve.”
Kevinisha tells us she was ready to return to San Francisco more than a year ago, to find a home with Banko, but she kept having problems with the Texas parole system. “My son and I, you know, he had forgiven me. We began rebuilding our relationship. I’ve been able to be a mom since, you know, I’ve been in recovery for five years. And he was just waiting for me to come home.”
Then, that confrontation at this San Francisco Walgreens, Thursday, April 27. An aspiring documentary filmmaker stood at the checkout. Donald Washington tells us several young people were shoplifting and that the security guard confronted one of them, 24-year-old Banko Brown.
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Donald Washington: “I see the security guard and Banko on the ground over there. They’re tussling, they’re fighting, you know, I mean.”
Noyes: “On the ground.”
Washington: “Yes, just on the ground. As I put my stuff in the bag to leave, I hear a (makes spitting sound)”
Police say Banko Brown spit at the guard who towered over him. His mother tells me Banko was just 5’4″ tall.
Washington: “Banko was like this.”
Noyes: “He was squaring up.”
Washington: “Yeah, like this, like, hey, what’s up?”
Washington took cell phone video of the security guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony. He says, Anthony threw Banko out of the store and headed back inside. “As I’m ready to leave the store, the guard, like, gives me a nudge. I’m like, hey, bro, say excuse me, something like that, right? So, he says, I’m sorry, bro. You know, then I hear him say, he say, damn, shit. I’m tired of this, man. Not today.”
“Not today.” Washington says the guard turned and headed for the door. “He walks outside, reach for the gun, bam, bam, it was quick, it was fast. It was like a movie. There wasn’t no time. You know, it was already in his mind. You know, I mean, to do what he did.”
On the cell phone video, you can hear Donald Washington telling Banko Brown, “Keep breathing, little bruh.” Washington recorded the moments right after the gunfire, the security guard handing some gauze to the person rendering first aid.
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Police arrested Michael Anthony on a homicide charge, but three days later, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced she was releasing the security guard, saying, “He did express that he acted in self-defense and we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence to overcome that statement.”
Jenkins now says the case is still open, she asked police to continue gathering evidence, and that the final charging decision has not been made.
Noyes: “As a former prosecutor yourself in San Francisco, what kind of a gift is that to a defense attorney?”
Brass: “Oh, it makes the case virtually unprovable for the district attorney.”
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Tony Brass worked for the San Francisco DA’s Office and the U.S. Attorney, and he’s critical of Jenkins’ handling of the case. “How can that be reversed? I mean, maybe there is a piece of evidence that she had no reason to believe existed, and then, now it does. But as a member of the public, I need to hear what that is.”
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night urging Jenkins to release video evidence in the case.
And Walgreens has shuttered the store after angry protests – highlighting Banko Brown’s work for transgender rights and the unhoused, and calling for charges in his death. I had one other question for his mother.
Noyes: “What would you like to say Brooke Jenkins, the district attorney?”
Henderson: “I would like to ask her to get in touch with her human side to understand that there are laws that she has to follow. I would like her to prosecute. $14 worth of candy is not worth a life.”
Brooke Jenkins declined to be interviewed for this report, but she wrote a letter to the Board of Supervisors explaining her position. Jenkins says if she decides not to file charges, she will explain why and give a full accounting of the evidence, including the video from that day.
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San Francisco Bay Area roasts as extremely high temps persist into July 4th holiday
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With no relief from the heat forecast for inland parts of the San Francisco Bay Area until next week, much of the region continued to cook with higher than normal temperatures on the July 4th holiday.
According to KPIX chief meteorologist Paul Heggen, inland highs on Independence Day and Friday will range from 95°-105°, with highs around San Francisco Bay hitting the 80s to near 90°. The regions coastal communities will remain popular with thermometer readings only reaching the 70s.
In warmer inland areas, there will be some limited overnight relief with low temperatures in the mid 60s to low 80s.
Wednesday was slightly less scorching than Tuesday, with fewer records for the date with both San Rafael (100°, breaking a 2001 record of 99°) and Livermore (110°, breaking a 2001 record of 109°) setting new new marks for the date.
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Heggen says residents should see a slight decrease in temperatures Saturday and Sunday, but it will still be extremely hot inland. He noted that the National Weather Service has extended the inland Excessive Heat Warning and bayside Heat Advisory all the way through Wednesday, but speculated the extension could be “a couple days too many (especially for the Heat Advisory).”
However, Heggen said temperatures will continue to run above-average, even as the region trends closer to “hot” instead of “crazy hot.”
The Red Flag Warning the East Bay hills and interior mountains of the North Bay has been extended all the way through 9 p.m. Saturday.
Residents are advised to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Bay Area counties have opened cooling centers across the region for those who do not have air conditioning.
The increased fire danger due to the higher temperatures remained evident as crews dealt with several large fires in the Bay Area and Northern California, including the Thompson Fire in Butte County that forced some 28,000 people to evacuate the area around Oroville, and the Toll Fire in Napa County just north of Calistoga.
On Thursday morning, the new Grande Fire broke out in a remote area of Stanislaus County. So far it has burned over 300 acres.
The hot temperatures led to the cancellation of some daytime July 4th festivities (in Antioch and Yountville) and fireworks shows (in St. Helena and Healdsburg), but many holiday celebrations are continuing as planned.
Parks closed Tuesday by the East Bay Regional Park District will remain closed at least through Friday, according to district officials. However, swim facilities and shoreline regional parks were set to remain open through heat event. The district will reassess conditions and provide additional information Friday evening. Information on all the parks closed by the hot weather can be found on the EBRPD website.
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San Francisco Giants Rookie Shares Thoughts After First Career Win
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The San Francisco Giants called up Hayden Birdsong on June 26 to make his major league debut after posting a 2.51 ERA in 13 minor league starts to begin the year. His debut was about what you would expect from a rookie: 4.2 innings, three earned runs allowed and five strikeouts. It ended in a no-decision, but his second start against the vaunted Braves offense would earn him that coveted win.
In five innings in Atlanta, Birdsong allowed two runs on four hits, walking two and striking out five. Following the game, Birdsong spoke to the media about his outing and what it meant to him.
After falling just shy of five innings in his first start, Birdsong had one big goal: get through five.
“I was like, ‘I’m finishing my inning.’ Im not coming out in 4.2 again. Obviously, it worked out, I had less pitches,” the rookie said.
Birdsong threw ten less pitches in his outing, which allowed him to work with some more wiggle room to reach that five inning mark. In doing that, he was allowed to reflect on what his two big league starts have taught him about himself.
“I’ve learned that I can compete at this level and these guys around me are more than willing to play behind me and I love that. They’re very welcoming to me and I’m very grateful for that,” Birdsong remarked.
Not only do his teammates suport him, but his family made the trip to Atlanta to see him pitch.
“I can’t describe it. It’s great. Honestly, I had more people here than I had in San Fran last week, a lot more of my friends, a lot more of my buddies,” he said of the support. “Very thankful they could make it down, it’s a lot closer, obviously. They don’t have to drive 25, 30 hours whatever it is from home.”
The Illinois native had his friends and family there for his first big league win, which is very special. The only thing that comes close is the gatorade shower you traditionally get after such a big accomplishment, but Birdsong had some different thoughts on his.
“At first, I was kind of freaking out cause I have my one pair of contacts that I have in my eyes right now. I’ll get more tomorrow, but I was like ‘Oh god,’ they started to burn and I was like ‘please don’t mess my contact up,’” he joked. “But it was great. I loved it.”
The Giants have been in desperate need of pitching with so many injuries, and the team needed a player like Birdsong to come up and make quality starts. As one of their top prospects, he is doing so and rightly got to celebrate on Tuesday. Now, it’s back to the Wild Card chase.
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San Francisco ready for clear skies, fireworks and big crowds
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