senseless. it was senseless. what happened on may 20th, 2010, was something the town of west memphis, arkansas, will never forget. particularly its police chief. we re leaving en route to your location. there s no such thing as a routine police car. nothing is routine. on that day in may, officer bill evans is patrolling the interstate and pulls owe every a white van with an out of state plate. inside the van are jerry cane and his 16-year-old son joe. the license didn t appear right when he stopped the van. and then when he checked it, the paperwork said it was not in order. it was not issued by the state. instead, the paperwork is issued by the department of heaven. a bit suspicious, evans calls for backup and a second officer arrives on the scene. i think they realized it was up. there was two officers there then, and they were in trouble.
stretcher was the capitol officer. the officer was wounded during the chase or pit maneuver they did against the car to pull off on the lawn. congressman, exactly an hour since that happened. what have you learned about this crime? i tell you, basically so fragmentary, other than the fact it began in the location of the white house, and it was an out of state plate, not a washington, dc license plate on the vehicle. and that there was a woman, first reports said she had been she was dead. now saying she is in custody. so that s why i m reluctant to say very much. the reports are coming in, in a fragmentary way but i was told 15 or 20 moments ago actual there there was a female suspect she had been killed. now the reports are that she was actually taken into custody. so, again, it s all fragmentary, and the earliest news is always the most confusing.
inspectors are already being proactive about this. they drive around in pickup trucks. we re told pretty flashy. usually had out of state plate, but now state inspectors are going to hotels and taking pictures of the pickup trucks that they can show to victims if they have problems with the very thing. something that law enforcement will be on the lookout for. because there are law enforcement around here directing traffic and the like. they have been. the day after the tornado i had a problem trying the get in here because law enforcement was so protective of keeping people out and looters especially. they were worried about. certainly a good thing. erin, appreciate it. thanks for the reporting. there is a lot more to tell you about here. many homes and buildings in this part of the country don t have, you know, formal storm shelters and in american journey a company that s trying to change that. here is tom foreman. reporter: in the wake of the oklahoma twisters, some hav
particularly its police chief bob patters. we re leaving en route to your location. there s no such thing as a routine police call. nothing is routine. on that day in may, officer bill evans is patrolling the interstate and pulls over a white van with an out of state plate. inside the van are jerry kane and his 16-year-old son joe. the license didn t appear right when he stopped the van. then when he checked it, the paperwork was not in order. it was not issued by the state. instead, the paperwork is issued by the department of heaven. a bit suspicious, evans calls for backup and a second officer arrives on the scene. i think they realized that it was up. there were two officers there then. and they were in trouble. off camera, jerry kane pushes officer evans down an incline, then on the dash cam his son joe
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