He called itself defense. Well, they came at him for no reason so he knew he was going to be killed. They went there to kill my nephew. They didnt go there to arrest him. They went to kill him. Reporter just to be clear, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey did say that the suspect in this case, fired the first shot, the officer who fired his gun was returning fire. Devon gashard was 27 years old. Were live outside police headquarters, matt rivers, cbs3 Eyewitness News. We have more on this, cbs3 i team has been Digging Deeper in the background. Charlotte huffman is here with what you have learn charlotte. Reporter before todays shooting devon gashard was a name well known by police but his whereabouts not always so clear. Today philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, said it himself. He has a sense of history. Reporter he was no stranger to the criminal Justice System n2012, gashard was arrested and charged with possession with intent to manufacture or deliver and other drug ch
Striking the suspect. The officer was saved by his body armor and garshard died in the shootout. He was being hunted down for a shot this killed megan doto, she and her baby died. This is the second time this officer was shot in the line of duty he was tracking down an s p when the suspect fired through a wall, today the officer was shot in the stomach and was saved by his s. W. A. T. Armor. Residents here are glad nobody else got shot. Its scary when it happens where you live but you need a sense of calmness, and the cops reacted quickly and it did not get out of hand. The officer is a 17 year veteran of the department and he has a wife and children and they have not released his name to the public before determining if he and his family is safe. Thank you david. Lets switch live to vernon odom at Police Headquarters you covered the situation in september when devon shot and killed megan doto. His mugshot was regularly appearing on i95 billboards and now that murder case is solved acc
She says she believes another attack is eminent. In other developments, children were among the 22 People Killed in mondays attack after that concert. One of them an 8yearold girl. Authorities today identified the suspect. He also died when he set off the bomb near the exit. He was known to british authorities before the attack. Con demd the attack. So many People Living and enjoying their lives. Hundreds gathered outside city hall today to hold a vigil of the victims of mondays attacks. The group is gathering outside philadelphias city hall. This is a look at the scene just now. Its vulnerable giving terrorists the large scale devastation. There are lots of soft targets down the shore. Ted greenberg got exclusive access to a new multimillion dollar Security System being put in place. There were quite a few more eyes pretty soon. We certainly are. Summer is almost here. With that many more people coming down here to Atlantic City to have a good time. Authorities say folks should feel s
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