department which had been on the scene returned the gunfire. we re looking at earlier pictures from the day. you can see an active shooting situation. they returned the fire, shot and killed the two gunmen. the two bodies are still by that car as police were investigating to determine if any incendiary devices were inside of that car. that s where casey spiegel picks it up live from garland, texas, with more about what the police have been able to do so far since their investigation has begun after this shooting incident. casey? reporter: yeah, kelly, breaking details to pass along to you. not long ago, we heard what sounded like a muffled explosion, if you will. we were standing here. we ve been at this camera position, as you know, where we ve been coming to you live from this evening. that is when the garland police officers back there came over to us and said, you guys need to back away from the cameras, and go take some shelter behind a
vehicles. so they were asked to stay off of radio traffic for a while. so we re trying to figure out what exactly it was, if there was a bomb, some type of incendiary device inside the vehicle that was driven by these two suspects when they came into the community center parking lot and opened fire, just a little after 7:00 this evening, or a little before 7:00 texas time. there have also been some reports, kelly, throughout the duration of this, that there may have been a hand grenade on site. and so that could be potentially what we heard. we re trying to get information, but we did hear a small muffled explosion not long ago from here, as they are working to go through and clear this scene at this hour, kelly. casey, i received a text from a gentleman who said that his friend was bruce joiner. he s the gentleman who was shot in the leg.
as police used a robot to move in to determine if there were any incendiary devices in that car. and we understand through our reporting from casey spiegel on the ground there in garland, texas, that he heard sort of a muffled sound as if a detonation had taken place. that means they would possibly have removed it from the car and put it in a bomb containment unit to detonate it. there were reports that perhaps the men were armed with some sort of grenade. we are continuing to ways for casey to bring us more updates as the facts become available to him on the ground. if you ve been watching this all evening long talking about the breaking details, we have heard from pam geller we ve heard from karen peerson who was inside the venue when it took place. she described for us earlier how a s.w.a.t. team member went in and informed the 200 people
contest on muhammad. one person who won, according to pam geller, was a former muslim. he won that event. and what unfolded towards the end of that event, as it was coming to a close, those two gunmen opened fire on a security officer, wounding him in the ankle. we are happy to report that he is alive and well and out of the hospital. and cooperating with police to give them more details about it. and then the two gunmen who had been opening fire they exchanged gunfire with the garland police department which had been on the scene in the event that something like this could possibly happen because of the nature of the free speech event in and of itself involving muhammad and cartoon caricatures of him. having said all of that those two gunmen are dead. their bodies laying on the ground near their vehicle they were driving. as police used a robot to move in to determine if there were any incendiary devices in that car. and we understand through our reporting from casey spiegel
weather, cold temperatures, 23 dulles airport, regan national 33 degrees. most of the area, is in the 20s. here is a look at satellite radar composite for the region clouds building in partial sunshine this morning more cloud cover as the day regresses, mostly cloudy skies by later on today. enjoy what sunshine you get during the early morning hours a look at the forecast today, high into the mid-40s, which is where we should be this time of year. we were upper 40s to 50 yesterday. look for 46 in town today, 44 chantilly. that is a look what is happening with weather, more for you in a little bit steve and sarah. thanks before we get to traffic police are on the scene of a deadly accident in silver spring overnight. two people were killed there, a section of university boulevard remains closed. sherry lee is live with this developing story. reporter: it appears this car came around the cur b here when the driver lost control the the car left the road and landed on top o