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Man charged with killing father and stepmother in San Francisco home speaks from jail
SAN FRANCISCO – A 23-year-old man charged with killing his father and stepmother over the weekend as they slept of their San Francisco Bayview dwelling, tells KTVU in an unique interview what led as much as the lethal shootings and why he did it.
We beforehand heard from his stepmother’s household, however on Thursday, Irvin Hernandez Flores, granted KTVU an interview from San Francisco County Jail the place he’s being held.
Irvin Hernandez Flores grants KTVU an unique interview from San Francisco County Jail.
He was soft-spoken at occasions and emotional. He stated he solely remembers some particulars about what occurred.
Flores stated he had drank closely earlier than he drove to his father and stepmother’s dwelling within the Bayview District early Saturday morning armed with a gun however that he didn’t have any intention of killing them.
When requested why he had a gun on him, he answered, “I do not bear in mind a lot, however that gun was legally mine.”
Flores stated he went to Jose Hernandez and Yessenia Soto Hernandez’s bed room whereas they had been sleeping. He stated his father awakened, charged at him at midnight and Flores stated he fired his gun.
“As soon as I emptied the clip I turned on the lights and I see him on the ground. I see his struggling after which I ended his struggling.”
“You shot him some extra?” he was requested. “Sure, ma’am,” Flores responded.
When requested why he shot his stepmother, Fores stated she was within the crossfire. “I did not have any intentions to take care of her,” he stated.
After the taking pictures, Flores reside streamed the crime scene in a profanity laced rant. He stated he does not bear in mind a lot about what he stated. He did point out it could have been a means of claiming good bye to his household, indicating that he will not be seeing them for a very long time.
Flores stated he fired a complete of 20 rounds and that his 11-year-old half sister witnessed what occurred.
“She wasn’t crying. She was shocked. She wanted my assist to get involved with emergency,” Flores stated. He stated he helped his sister name 911.
He stated heavy consuming and anger at his father over current revelations by a relative accusing his father of sexual abuse up to now led to the lethal shootings.
He stated he is sorry for the damage he has brought about his household.
“I wish to apologize. I did not completely wish to do that. Our heavenly father is aware of I did not do that with the intent to kill my father –especially my sister’s mother who had nothing to do with this.”
Flores stated he was honorably discharged from the Marines after 4 and a half years of service.
He stated he was within the means of fulfilling his dream of becoming a member of the San Francisco Police Division to turn out to be a SWAT member as a sniper.
“All my life I wished to do good for my household, however my father-he killed my desires,” stated Flores.
Flores is being held at San Francisco County Jail with no bail. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Thursday. Flores stated he plans to plead not responsible to premeditated homicide.