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ByKristinJ.Bender The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Officers shot and killed a man who brandished what appeared to be a handgun but was actually an air gun after they told him to leave a re- stricted parking lot outside a San Francisco police sta- tion. Police hit the 32-year- old man three times Sun- day evening after he pulled from his waistband what was later determined to be an air gun, which fire me- tallic projectiles such as pel- lets or BBs, police spokes- man Albie Esparza said. The man was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, where he later died of his wounds. The of- ficers were not injured. The air gun did not have a colored tip on it, which is a standard identifier of a toy gun, Officer Gordon Shyy said Monday. He de- clined to discuss any other details of the case. San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr said Mon- day that his department, like police across the na- tion, has heightened con- cern for officer safety fol- lowing the ambush killings of two New York City police officers. "This is a job where very sadly we lose officers," Suhr said. "It's on all our minds. But we've got a job to do, so we're going to do it." The man who died had approached officers at the Mission District station earlier in the day and asked them what kind of guns San Francisco police carry, what kind of ammunition they use and if the officers had been involved in any offi- cer-involved shootings, Es- parza said. The officers did not speak with the man and he even- tually left. The shooting occurred about 5:15 p.m. after three officers noticed a man loi- tering in the parking lot of the station. The parking lot is clearly marked as restricted to the public, but a gate is kept open for police vehicles to come and go, Suhr said. Police ordered the man to leave, and he began to walk away but then stood in the middle of the driveway, staring at them and block- ing them from leaving. The sergeants again ordered him to leave. The man began backing out of the parking lot, facing the sergeants with his hands in his front shirt pockets. They asked him to show his hands. He lifted his sweater and showed what appeared to be the butt of a handgun, Esparza said. When he reached for his waistband and pulled out the air gun, the offi- cers opened fire. A spokes- man from the San Fran- cisco medical examiner said Monday morning that he did not know when the man's name would be re- leased. The officers were placed on 10 days of paid adminis- trative leave, which is stan- dard in any police shoot- ing. Their names were not released. Suhr said he will hold a town hall meeting discussing the shooting, which rattled nearby resi- dents. RESTRICTED PARKING LOT San Francisco police kill suspect who pulled air gun By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LONG BEACH Detectives trying to determine who abducted a 3-week-old in- fant after shooting her par- ents and uncle at a South- ern California home have few clues and are asking for the public's help, offi- cials said Monday. The baby, a 10-pound girl named Eliza Dela- cruz, was found dead Sun- day in a trash bin in Impe- rial Beach, about 120 miles south of Long Beach, where her relatives were shot the day before. Her body was discov- ered by a transient just a few miles from the Mexi- can border, raising the pos- sibility that the assailant crossed or hoped to cross into Mexico. Long Beach detectives be- lieve the family was targeted for some reason but do not yet know the motive, police spokeswoman Marlene Ar- rona said. They would say only that they are looking for a male suspect who is ei- ther black or Hispanic. TheLongBeach residence showed no sign of forced en- try, and nothing was taken, homicide Lt. Lloyd Cox told the Long Beach Press-Tele- gram on Sunday. "We believe that this is not a random act," Cox said. "We are going through the back- grounds of all the individu- als who live here, but it ap- pears to be very personal." Homicide detectives re- ferred calls Monday to Ar- rona. Authorities in San Di- ego County referred inqui- ries to Long Beach police. The baby's father was released from the hospi- tal Sunday. Her mother and uncle remain hospital- ized and were listed in crit- ical condition late Sunday. Their names have not been released. Police on Monday de- fended their decision not to issue an Amber Alert for the child because they had no description of the sus- pect's vehicle. "One of the criteria for that is having a license plate number. We don't even have that," Arrona said. "We're really making a push today for people to come forward, to call us or send tips to our anonymous hotline," she said. "We re- ally need the public's help." The San Diego County medical examiner's office said it was unknown where or when the infant died be- fore a transient found her body. An autopsy had not yet been performed. LONG BEACH Baby abducted by gunman found dead; suspect sought Washington 38/27 New York 26/20 Miami 82/68 Atlanta 52/27 Detroit 21/6 Houston 60/43 Chicago 13/-5 Minneapolis 9/-10 Kansas City 21/7 El Paso 57/31 Denver 47/17 Billings 19/4 Los Angeles 81/52 San Francisco 65/47 Seattle 55/41 AIRQUALITYFORECAST Whatitmeans: 0-50:Good; 51-100:Moderate; 101-150:Unhealthyforsensitivepeople; 151+:Unhealthyforall. Source: Airnow.gov City Today'sairquality City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W CALIFORNIA CITIES National and world forecast s-sunny,pc-partly cloudy,c-cloudy,sh-showers,t-thunderstorms,r-rain,sf-snow flurries,sn-snow,i-ice City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Summary National Extremes World Extremes North and South America Asia, Australia Africa CarsonCity Hawthorne Reno Herlong Lovelock Sacramento Yuba City Napa Ukiah Chico Corning Lakeview Alturas Susanville Redding Red Bluff Laytonville Fort Bragg Point Arena Eureka Redway Mount Shasta Yreka Crescent City Ashland Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows. Shown are today's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ALMANAC Precipitation Temperatures ALLERGY REPORT Pollenlevels Source: National Allergy Bureau TODAY'S UV INDEX (The higher the number, the faster skin damage will occur.) Extreme Very high High Moderate Low SUN SETTINGS, MOON PHASES Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Hoursofsunlight River Levels SacramentoRiver Flood 7a.m. 24-hr Stage yest. chg. Lake Levels Elevation Yesterday Storage (acre-feet) Percent Capacity Q: A: WEDNESDAY 67° 39° THURSDAY 66° 42° Times of clouds and sun Pa rtly sunn y FRIDAY 63° 41° Times of clouds and sun SATURDAY 62° 41° Ra ther cloudy TODAY 66° 41° Sunshine and patchy clouds. Clear tonight. High ....................................................................... 66° Low ........................................................................ 35° Normal high ......................................................... 54° Normal low ........................................................... 37° Record high ............................................. 71° in 2014 Record low .............................................. 21° in 1968 Humidity noon today ........................................ 52% 24 hours through 2 p.m. yesterday ................. 0.00" Month to date ................................................... 0.00" Normal month to date ..................................... 0.82" Season to date ................................................ 16.35" Normal season to date .................................... 9.80" Red Bluff through 2 p.m. yesterday Chico .......................................................... Moderate Napa ........................................................... Moderate Red Bluff .............................................. Not available Redding ............................................... Not available Yuba City ................................................... Moderate Allergy, dust and dander today: Neutral Grass .................. Absent Mold ............... Moderate Trees .................. Absent Weeds ................ Absent 2 Highest at 11 a.m. Today 7:32 a.m. 4:58 p.m. 6:53 p.m. 8:12 a.m. Wednesday 7:31 a.m. 4:59 p.m. 7:49 p.m. 8:48 a.m. 9 hr., 26 min. Jan13 Last Jan20 New First Jan26 Full Feb3 aboveBendBridge......................27 ...........1.40 .......none atHamiltonCity.........................148 ......129.60 .......none atOrdFerry................................114 ........97.20 ....... -0.10 atRedBluffDiversionDam.......253 ......238.00 .......none atTehamaBridge ......................213 ......200.80 .......none atVinaWoodsonBridge............183 ......166.70 ....... -0.10 BlackButte ....................444.16..............39,932 .....27.8% LakeOroville..................713.94.........1,364,122 .....36.5% LakeShasta ...................951.29.........1,898,337 .....41.7% LakeTrinity..................2233.61............821,089 .....31.0% Whiskeytown...............1198.92............206,919 .....85.8% Weather Trivia ™ Where did the word chinook originate? It was the name of an Indian tribe of the Columbia River Basin. Today Wednesday Anaheim 80/49/s 80/50/pc Bakersfield 69/44/s 69/45/pc Chula Vista 77/47/s 74/50/pc Crescent City 60/46/pc 62/46/pc Death Valley 74/49/s 76/48/pc Eureka 60/43/pc 63/44/c Fremont 67/43/s 68/44/pc Fresno 65/41/s 67/43/pc Glendale 82/50/s 80/53/pc Huntington Beach 73/52/s 73/53/pc Irvine 79/48/s 77/51/pc Lake Tahoe 57/27/s 57/26/pc Long Beach 80/49/s 77/51/pc Los Angeles 81/52/s 79/54/pc Mammoth Mountain 58/24/s 58/23/pc Modesto 63/38/s 64/40/pc Monterey 70/46/s 72/46/pc Moreno Valley 79/44/s 77/44/pc Napa 63/39/s 64/39/pc Needles 70/47/s 71/47/pc Oakland 63/42/s 65/43/pc Oxnard 80/53/s 78/52/pc Redding 68/41/s 69/40/pc Riverside 79/40/s 78/41/pc Sacramento 64/39/s 65/41/pc San Bernardino 78/43/s 77/45/pc San Diego 77/51/s 73/53/pc San Francisco 65/47/s 66/47/pc San Jose 68/42/s 70/43/pc San Luis Obispo 80/42/s 78/43/pc Santa Ana 80/52/s 78/54/pc Santa Barbara 76/45/s 75/46/pc Santa Clarita 78/47/s 79/46/pc Stockton 63/37/s 64/38/pc Ventura 80/53/s 79/50/pc Yosemite Valley 62/33/s 61/33/pc Today Wednesday Albuquerque 52/31/s 43/24/sn Atlanta 52/27/s 40/16/pc Baltimore 32/23/sn 29/11/pc Boston 23/17/sn 30/0/sf Buffalo 21/12/sn 13/5/sf Chicago 13/-5/c 2/-11/pc Cincinnati 29/11/c 12/-1/c Dallas 52/30/pc 37/19/pc Denver 47/17/pc 29/21/c Detroit 21/6/sn 13/3/sf El Paso 57/31/s 52/30/pc Fargo 3/-12/pc 2/-4/s Honolulu 76/64/s 76/64/s Houston 60/43/pc 54/29/pc Indianapolis 24/4/sn 5/-9/c Kansas City 21/7/pc 7/-4/s Las Vegas 64/43/s 66/40/pc Louisville 35/17/c 19/2/pc Miami 82/68/pc 80/57/pc Minneapolis 9/-10/pc -1/-10/s New Orleans 59/42/pc 53/28/pc New York City 26/20/sn 28/10/sf Oklahoma City 41/19/pc 23/12/pc As cold air lingers in the East and South, a new push of arctic air will expand from the northern and central Plains to the Midwest today. A swath of snow will ride this new wave of cold air into the mid-Atlantic and part of New England. Enough snow will fall to create slippery travel in the region. Some roads that were previously wet can become icy as temperatures fall with the arrival of the arctic air. Bands of heavy snow will develop downwind of the Great Lakes. A separate batch of snow will fall over the northern Rockies and the northern High Plains. High ............................ 85° in Fullerton, CA Low ................................. -29° in Togo, MN High ... 114° in Gooseberry Hill, Australia Low ....................... -67° in Suhana, Russia Bogota 70/38/s 70/41/s Buenos Aires 86/69/t 84/70/t Caracas 84/71/s 85/71/s Ensenada 77/54/s 75/54/c Mexico City 67/45/pc 68/45/pc Montreal 13/10/pc 12/-17/sn Rio de Janeiro 88/76/pc 90/76/s Tijuana 78/48/s 75/49/c Toronto 20/9/sn 10/1/sf Vancouver 51/36/c 49/37/s Orlando 77/51/pc 69/41/pc Philadelphia 28/23/sn 29/10/sf Phoenix 73/47/s 75/53/pc Pittsburgh 24/13/sn 15/4/sn Portland, ME 18/10/sn 24/-6/sf Portland, OR 53/35/pc 54/34/pc St. Louis 27/9/pc 9/3/s Salt Lake City 46/30/c 47/30/s Seattle 55/41/c 51/40/s Tucson 72/41/s 72/47/pc Washington, DC 38/27/sn 32/16/pc Cairo 59/48/s 54/46/pc Casablanca 59/41/pc 60/41/s Johannesburg 86/61/s 79/61/t Kinshasa 87/72/t 84/71/t Lagos 91/66/pc 91/70/t Nairobi 83/59/t 83/59/t Tripoli 60/43/s 61/42/s Baghdad 65/46/s 62/42/s Beijing 44/18/s 40/18/pc Hong Kong 73/62/c 67/57/r Jerusalem 52/36/pc 40/34/r Kabul 53/19/s 55/23/s Manila 86/72/pc 86/71/pc Melbourne 85/62/s 97/73/s New Delhi 65/46/pc 64/45/pc Seoul 28/13/s 27/13/pc Singapore 87/76/t 86/76/t Sydney 82/70/t 83/69/pc Tehran 56/43/s 57/44/s Tokyo 60/38/r 48/37/pc Amsterdam 40/38/pc 45/41/c Athens 44/35/sh 43/32/pc Belgrade 34/14/pc 27/19/pc Berlin 38/31/pc 40/35/pc Budapest 35/16/pc 26/18/pc Dublin 44/39/r 53/41/r London 52/34/r 50/48/c Madrid 52/28/pc 53/27/s Moscow 2/-9/pc 6/-1/c Paris 42/38/pc 45/38/pc Rome 56/40/s 55/43/sh Stockholm 34/32/sn 36/30/sn Vienna 36/23/pc 34/29/pc Zurich 40/27/s 41/29/s 58/33 61/25 56/27 52/28 53/19 64/39 63/39 63/39 68/36 64/40 65/42 51/28 56/29 53/29 68/41 66/41 64/35 59/47 61/49 60/43 66/40 60/35 55/31 60/46 58/36 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 | WEATHER | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 8 B