The firearm. The officer returned fire and shot and killed gashard. They were looking for him since last september. He was saved by s. W. A. T. Armor that is morrow bust than standard issue. Had that been a patrol officer, it would be a different issue, it was low enough this vest had an flap that when down and it caught the round. The officer is a 17 year veteran of the force and has a wife and two children. We are not releasing his name to the public after Police Determine he and his family are no in danger. Thank you for the update. Coverage of this story continues at 6abc. Com there youll find the latest details about the officer and suspect as well as information about what led to this mornings violence exchange. Its all right there right now at 6abc. Com. From our delaware newsroom tonight, a registered sex offender was arrested for sexually assaulting two teenage girls, 27yearold Matthew Hagen knew one of the alleged victims and investigators say he invited the girls back to his
Wilmington, particularly heavy downpours in wilmington, northern New Castle County. Lets time this out as it moves into south jersey. In philadelphia, its moving through right now. Cherry hill by around 6 20 this morning, almost there. Washington township on the tail end of the 6 00 a. M. Hour. Lakewood by around 7 30. This should be moving your way. This is going to continue moving along, cutting through south jersey and then moving to the shore. As for temperatures, it is going to stay cool out there for our morning hours. Only the low to possibly mid 60s by lunchtime. We will continue to have inandout showers not just with the line of heavier rain but scattered storms throughout the rest of the day. Coming up, well time it out hour by hour so you can plan the rest of the day. Well talk better news, the temperatures warm up by your weekend. Well look at that coming up. Right now well go to traffic with jessica boyington. Yeah, already problems on the roads this morning. Watching the
Collapses during the hight of rush hour. What was burning and the traffic nightmare caused by the fire. And thunderstorms are rolling through the area right now. And you wont want to leave home without your umbrella tomorrow. Kate says well get soaked. She times out the storm for us and lets you know what the heaviest rain arrives. And first, two violent incidents on the new jersey turnpike. A deadly shooting and a dramatic arrest all within a couple of hours of each other. The two separate investigations still up folding tonight. Good evening im ukee washington. Im Natasha Brown in for jessica tonight at first it was thought the two incidents on the turnpike might be connected and we now know its not the case. The dadly shooting happened Molly Pitcher in cranberry Middlesex County and it was followed bay rest in salem grove county and david spunt is live tonight with more details. We have shorts fired. New jersey state troopers rushed to the scene of molly Paper Service area in Cranbe
Dramatic arrest all within a couple of hours of each other. The two separate investigations still up folding tonight. Good evening im ukee washington. Im Natasha Brown in for jessica tonight at first it was thought the two incidents on the turnpike might be connected and we now know its not the case. The dadly shooting happened Molly Pitcher in cranberry Middlesex County and it was followed bay rest in salem grove county and david spunt is live tonight with more details. We have shorts fired. New jersey state troopers rushed to the scene of molly Paper Service area in Cranberry Township before 3 00 thursday afternoon and a state trooper opened fire shooting and killing a man sitting inside this pickup truck. We rolled it up and saw it and she the cashier said somebody got shot. They will not say what led to the shooting. 70 miles away 90 minutes later chopper 3 caught Police Chasing this car south own the turnpik turnpike. Five miles north of delaware Memorial Bridge and that came to a
Sue, rain is here to stay. When all it is said and done we will have 24 hours of rain. It started last night and will end early tomorrow morning but that will make way for a better weekend, we can promise that. So, how about a three out of 10 in your weather number today. Super soaker for sure, chilly rain, bus stop buddy has the entire ensemble of rain gear on this morning including rain boots because he likes to jump in the puddles. We will have plenty of opportunities for that. Rain in southern new jersey and parts of the delaware, we are getting a break out to the west of philadelphia, but if you look, further south and west you can see, there is plenty more on the way which is why were calling this an all day, event of on and off rain, in philadelphia it is only 39 degrees. It is a chilly rain, breeze which 15 miles an hour wind and we do expect temperatures to maybe inch into the 50s by end of the day just be grateful for most of us, temperatures will stay well above freezing, it