Of time inside of the home and cam back armed yet again. At this point, the police have grabbed the riot shield and the man raised the gun again pulling the trigger. This time, the gunfired, hitting the riot shield dead center. At least one officer returned fire striking and killing the man. Officers were very lucky this morning. The officers are very lucky that thats why your training comes in. They knew it was a dangerous situation. They trayed to end it peacefully and tried to engage him in a conversation. I dont know why the gentleman pulled out the gun and fired, built he did. Luckily, the shield was there, and the officers responded as they are trained to do. When somebody fires upon you, you have to respond with force. Reporter theres still a lot of questions out here on scene that were waiting to get answered. How long did that man stay inside of the home . What keep of weapon did he use . On air and online at abcactionnews. Com. Live in tampa this morning, corey dierdorff, abc
I think islam hates us. The frontrunners campaign facing new questions and now an abc news investigation into his Modeling Company as the republican candidates prepare to face off tonight. Steph curry at the buzzer sinking a halfcourt basket with seconds to go. The recordbreaking streak that cant be stopped. Is curry too good for the game . Good morning, america. Okay, it is official. Steph curry is too good for the absolutely. Come on. Its incredible. Beyond halfcourt. Right at the buzzer. Have a little bit more on that coming up. Should have called glass, though. Bam. All right, also we have a lot of big news to get to including that huge night in politics. Bernie sanders and Hillary Clinton facing off in another debate and it was a fiery one. Said was on everybodys mind. Take a look at this. The internet is in quite an uproar over the color of Bernie Sanders suit. Everybody wondering black, brown or perhaps navy, even some wondering if it was eggplant. But his camp eggplant . Yes, a
Here on action news at 9 00. Im dan shaffer. Im dan riley. A new plea to help solve a decade old murder. This weekend marks 11 years since david neel was shot and killed on his way to the festival. Sarah . Reporter dan and deiah, the rides here at the strawberry festival may remind people of a great time. For one family it reminds them of a murder mystery that has gone cold. David was supposed to meet his family here 11 years ago but never made it. Now his family is hoping evidence will lead to the person who killed david neel. Who did this . Why did this happen, and why . Detectives say he was driving on i75 and was shot. His way back to the festival to pick up cows when this happened. She says it is a day theyll never forget. It would be nice to get answers but i dont know how hopeful personally ill be. It will be good when the pain finally goes away. Reporter Crime Stoppers is offering a 3,000 reward and the family is offering a 25,000 reward for any information or tip that may lead
The major starting off u. S. 19 southbound with an 11minute drive right now. 18 minutes on the veterans from 54 down to 275 and four minutes on dell mabry from fletcher to waters. At 5 30, we want to you take a good look at this picture, this 10yearold boy police say ran away from home. Police say he has a medical condition and doesnt have his medication with him. If you know where he is, call tampa police. The sacrifice wasnt in vain. Deputy john kotfila, jr. Died after he collided with pay wrongway driver to save a stranger. Today, family, friends, and colleagues will come together as they celebrate his life. Ashley yore is live at the Sheriffs Office in ybor city. You are standing where fallen deputies are memorialized there. This is a memorial for fallen deputies. Here you can see the last one in 2010. This is the spot right next to it where john kotfila will be. They have so much to celebrate. Everyone we spoke about talked about kotfilas infectious smile. Deputies called him thei
Near 80 degrees, we have a lot of it. I talked to janelle. You mentioned a quiet friday so far. Yeah. If you are heading out in the pinellas area, we have the construction project. 54th avenue south is still blocked as you can see the flashing lights there. Youll want to use the 22nd to get around that. 22nd youll get to before 54th. A check of i4. I75 and i4 flowing great this morning. If i are heading out the door, maybe its taking 23 minutes to get from downtown to county line road. Back to you. Breaking news continues this friday morning. Dead and two others injured in a shooting. And authorities found this when they got on the scene. Good morning, rodney. Reporter when deputies arrived, they discovered two victims shot, one man already dead and the second was rushed to a local hospital. The shooter was also here as well and taken into custody without incident. You can see behind me, the scenes here are still active. Deputies tell us this started with a disturbance between the shoo