64-year old Ms. Hu (right) was stabbed to death in her Duboce Triangle apartment Friday AM.

Family says the man arrested, 41-year old Jesus Esparza lived in the unit right nextdoor.

Ms. Hu’s niece says she was just trying to get her mail. 🧵⬇️ #sanfrancisco The senior tried to escape but succumbed to her injuries. Nobody saw her until about an hour later.

“I want ppl to know my aunt was very brave & she did what she could try & survive” says her niece.

According to fam Ms. Hu & Esparza had never spoken b/c of language barrier.

This 68-year old jewelry shop owner was pistol-whipped & hit in the head w/a hammer 9/15 in DE.

Son Steve told me he wants to spread awareness b/c “I’m thinking ab my family’s safety & safety of Korean biz owners.”

He spoke w/@nydia_han & @6abc covering 🧵⬇️ #StopAAPIHate (2/3) Steve est. the jewelry taken was valued at around $100K.

Wilmington PD say they arrested 39-y/o Calvin Ushery who is now in custody on a $130K cash-only bail.

Steve added dad spent multiple nights in the ICU for brain/head trauma & has delayed speech & can’t walk.

𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 “3xs a week… for months.”
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Lee’s Sandwiches gets vandalized & broken into regularly. @tl_merchants says hundreds of $ of items get stolen/damaged each time.

#SanFrancisco #AAPI
🧵 ⬇️ Rene Colorado Ex. Dir of @tl_merchants says ambassadors (who now wear bulletproof vests aft getting a gun pulled on them) patrol daily & have been successful in deterring crime 9-6.

But crooks have figured out they can break in b4 or after they leave for the day #SanFrancisco

𝟳𝟬-𝗬/𝗢 𝗠𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 & 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝟰 𝗷𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼.

Warning: I’ve seen many attacks but this incident is next-level heinous.
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🧵⬇️ #stopaapihate 1 suspect asks her for the time. She shows her ⌚️ b/c she doesn’t speak Engl. She realizes the group is “up to no good” so she runs into the elevator.

The susps follow her & search her. They find an iPhone7. When Mrs. Ren refuses to give it up, she’s assaulted. #StopAsianHate

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 ⚠️ this video provided to me by Kon “Patrick” Fung’s family is stunning & disturbing.

2 suspects approach 52-y/o Fong & demand he get out. When he doesn’t he is shot & killed.

The whole thing took less than 5 secs Sunday AM.

(Thread ⬇️) #StopAAPIHate #Oakland Patrick drove for Uber. “It’s b/c of his job, his hard work that he got killed.”

This crime happened close to Little Saigon which has been hit hard by crime & violence.

“Why us? We are hard working…why are we being targeted over and over again?” said Judy. #StopAAPIHate

This 90-year old w/dementia was home w/2 grandsons when men jumped over a fence & entered the sunroom in an attempted home invasion.

This is 1 of 5 sim incidents I’ve reported on in 2 wks in S. San Jose.

“I felt like I failed to secure the home.” Says 1 grandson. Thread ⬇️ The crooks left the crowbar they’re holding in the backyard. Nobody was hurt in this incident.

The same day tho an 83-y/o grandpa was not so lucky. He was at home during a home invasion robbery & hit on the head & taken to the hospital.

#StopAAPIHate abc7ne.ws/3MS0e7K

Little Saigon in Oakland is under attack DAILY.

Now dozens of mostly refugee-owned business owners say they want the city to stop ignoring the robberies, arsons, break-ins & attacks.

“When did my life become so undervalued?” says Lele Quach.

(Thread ⬇️) #StopAAPIHate This woman owns a cigarette store & says she’s been robbed 7xs. A truck also rammed into her shop. You can still see tire marks.

Trinh Le even sleeps on the floor of his jewelry store because he’s has 10 break-ins in one year & has to be his own security guard. #StopAsianHate

This man in his 60’s was carjacked & dragged on the pavement in Oakland’s Chinatown 8th & Jackson this afternoon.

He left his keys in the car while picking up a bag of rice & the suspect got in the car.

The victim runs over & holds on to the vehicle. (Thread ⬇️) #StopAAPIHate You can see the man suffered abrasions to many parts of his body including his face.

Thankfully two volunteer patrol groups & civilians stopped to translate, call 9-1-1 & render aid. OPD arrived minutes later as they were doing patrols nearby at the time.

#StopAsianHate

These 82 & 72 y/os were tied up, mouths taped shut & shoved in a bathroom for 2 hrs while their San Jose home was ransacked.

The suspects even used the couple’s cell phone to call a translator to get their ATM PIN.

I have NEVER heard of that before. #StopAsianHate Thread ⬇️ They showed me how multiple attackers jumped over a fence, entered (while they were resting/watching Chinese soap operas) bound their wrists with their own belts.

The 82-year old man was hit on the head with a gun & a knife put to his throat.

#StopAAPIHate #StopAsianHate

Sagar was getting food around 11pm last Sat outside the Fox Theater in Oakland when he felt something hit the back of his head.

He lost consciousness & woke up in the hospital the next day bruised & beaten. His belongings inc wallet & phone were gone #StopAAPIHate (thread) ⬇️ Sagar & his GF think he was targeted b/c he is Nepalese. She told me:
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"𝘉/𝘤 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘱𝘱𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘣, 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵, 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦."

I asked Sagar why he wanted to speak out. #StopAsianHate

𝗢𝗮𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 & 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻:
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A woman who asked to be ID’s as “Ms. Yu” parked her car near Foothill & 13th around 8:30PM 3/27 (1/5) #StopAsianHate She didn’t notice anybody following her, but as she walked to the passenger side to get her bag noticed “4 or 5 guys” approach. At least one had a firearm.

As she ran away, one suspect “took my keys from my hand and pushed me to the ground…I hit my head.” (2/5) #StopAAPIHate

🚨 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🚨 “We are really scared.”

A man who works around 27th & Valdez in Oakland told me he saw 3 men jump out of a car around 4pm today.

Witnesses & sources tell me the men were armed. The Asian victim was assaulted & his LV backpack stolen. (1/4) You can hear the victim yell “please!” multiple times as a nearby car honks.
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2 dif ppl took these videos & requested anonymity but gave me permission to post them to raise awareness.

The victim runs after the getaway car in an attempt to stop the suspects. (2/4) #oakland

𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗪/𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘆:
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A camera shop was targeted in a robbery Mon around 4pm.
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3 people enter, 1 uses a hammer to smash a glass case.
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A store employee approaches, gets pepper sprayed (1/4) Employees of a neighboring biz attempt to fight off the suspects using a stool & sign.

One is also hit with pepper spray while another hit with a hammer.
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My photojournalist colleague who was there shortly after says the getaway vehicle was on Clay Street. (2/4)#StopAAPIHate

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲
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A man who asked to be ID’d only as Kevin told me he was fed up watching a shoplifter in action at a Walgreens in Alameda 3/19.
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He tackled the suspect…(1/4) Kevin yells for bystanders to call 9-1-1 as he struggles on the ground with the man for more than 2 mins.

The suspect calls out to a friend over and over & suddenly a car pulls up and a man approaches the store.

Kevin gets put in a headlock & that’s when he…(2/4) #BayArea

A bloodied man in a hospital gown broke into Jen’s Cole Valley home early Saturday morning.

He went on a rampage inside smashing furniture.

“The next thing he did was hurl this radiator through my bedroom window & jumped out.”

It was a 3rd story window. (1/4) #SanFrancisco After the suspect hurled himself out the 3rd story window (rear end first) neighbors came out to see what happened.

1 found a severed finger in the garden.

SFPD arrested 41-y/o Russell Long of Redding. He was booked for burglary, false imprisonment & more (2/4) #SanFrancisco

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘆: I spoke to this 70-year old Chinese woman tonight. She was robbed of her purse Saturday around 7:30pm.
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This happened in the parking lot of a senior living facility in Oakland. (1/4) #StopAAPIHate #StopAsianHate The suspect approaches her, grabs her purse, whips her around & wrestles w/her on the ground.
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The victim told me in Mandarin she thinks she was targeted because she's Asian & is afraid to go out after learning about crimes in Chinatown & other areas. #StopAsianHate (2/4)

Here is a small sample of videos people from around the Bay Area send me.

1. This is a car break-in from around 8:30 last night at the 99 Ranch in Cupertino. A man captured this break-in on his Tesla’s camera. He had nothing in the car trunk. (1/4) #BayArea 2. A woman in Pacific Heights was fed up w/all of the crime/thefts at her home/neighborhood so she installed a Ring camera.

This is who she found Sunday, taking items from her property. You can get the woman say “Give all of that stuff back. Go.” (2/4) #SanFrancisco

𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝘁 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵: "𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺"
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Karla was celebrating a friend’s daughter’s b-day Sat & was targeted in an unprovoked assault.
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(1/4) #SanFrancisco Karla’s friends say a man approached their picnic, mumbled words, grabbed cupcakes then flung their entire spread everywhere.

The man hurled a can into Karla’s face. Her nose was broken. “I could feel the blood going down my throat”.

She blacked out. #SanFrancisco (2/4)

This is fake jewelry thieves are handing to seniors across the Bay Area, SoCal & Sacramento area to distract them as they’re getting robbed of their real jewelry.

This fake stuff was given to a 59-year old disabled woman in San Jose before the suspect took her gold chain. (1/4) Many of the victims (10 known ones in San Ramon) according to @SanRamonPolice are SE Asian. Many victims don’t report to PD.

One victim according to @SantaClaraPD was a 90-year old non-Asian woman who was taken for $40,000 in jewelry!

(This vid is an 82-y/o Chinese Vic in SJ.)

“We will fight until hell freezes over” @NancyTungSF @AsiansAreStrong @StopAAPIHate @UnitedPeaceColl & more rally at HOJ ahead of 84-y/o Rong Xin Liao’s hearing.

They want “strict punishment” for his attacker (who was released & comtd a felony & is back in jail) #StopAAPIHate This is Mr. Liao ‘s attack. He was kicked out of his seated walker in the TL.

I broke this story back in March. abc7news.com/san-francisco-…

He says he lives in fear & goes out only once a day now. #StopAsianHate

Speaking of mass robberies in the Bay Area…a family-owned jewelry shop in Oakland’s Chinatown was targeted around 1:40AM.

The owner tells me about a dozen people were seen on surveillance trying to break in.

You can see a crowbar & what appears to be a carjack (1/4) #BayArea The people are unable to break through the metal gate installed earlier this year. (They were robbed in Feb.)

I shortened the 4m vid but here’s the end where you can see everyone run into waiting cars nearby.

"We just feel so numb & disgusted.” says the owner. (2/4) #oakland