Broadcast center this is abc7 news. Tonight authorities identified the gunman who shot and killed three people including a veteran police officer. It was at a Colorado Springs planned parenthood. The gunman is robert lewis deere in his late 50s and from north carolina. Thanks for joining us. Dan and ama have the night off. Police said deere surrendered uninjured. He was lead away in a white tshirt and happened cuffs. The shooting went on for hours making it hard to get to the victims. Ambulances had to wait before the medical eke its could the medical techs could get to anyone. He was on the university of Colorado Springs Police Department for five years. Now more about the deadly attack. It was chaos at a strip mall on the busiest shopping day of the year. Reports of a shooter at a planned parenthood in Colorado Springs. We are taking fire. We have two hits. This was the scene lines of ambulances, s. W. A. T teams and tactile units trying to contain an active shooter situation. We hav
Broadcast center this is abc7 news. Tonight authorities identified the gunman who shot and killed three people including a veteran police officer. It was at a Colorado Springs planned parenthood. The gunman is robert lewis deere in his late 50s and from north carolina. Thanks for joining us. Dan and ama have the night off. Police said deere surrendered uninjured. He was lead away in a white tshirt and happened cuffs. The shooting went on for hours making it hard to get to the victims. Ambulances had to wait before the medical eke its could the medical techs could get to anyone. He was on the university of Colorado Springs Police Department for five years. Now more about the deadly attack. It was chaos at a strip mall on the busiest shopping day of the year. Reports of a shooter at a planned parenthood in Colorado Springs. We are taking fire. We have two hits. This was the scene lines of ambulances, s. W. A. T teams and tactile units trying to contain an active shooter situation. We hav
Scheduled to appear in court on monday. Abc News Reporter brandi hitt is live in Colorado Springs. Brandy. Reporter good morning. What a heart breaking scene and still a very active crime scene this morning. Now officers are allowing us to get much closer to this planned parenthood facility. Its just about 100 yards beyond that police tape and those trees back there. Officers are now going through that building, trying to find clues that may answer why this suspect would try to kill as many people as possible. We have two hits. Reporter it was five intense hours, Police Exchanging gunfire with the man inside this Colorado Springs planned parenthood facility after the gunman first opened fire in a nearby parking lot. He was in front of me and he was aiming at me. And i just hit the gas. Reporter witnesses say First Responders then became the next targets, one by one officers were shot and took cover. He turned around with a bloody face and go went, get out of here, get out of here. Repo
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Swayze 6 year veteran with the university of Colorado Police university of Colorado Police deputy. We have more. Chaosl at strip mall on the bus1o t shoppingtx day of the 8. In reports of shoter at6 plannd parenthoods inu colorado spri reporter this was f the sce licenses of ambulance s. W. A. T. arps and tacticalng unit trying situation. We have1gun fire in the room while others were caught he understoodhvge. Liken the the sister jennifer he spoke to her by phone. Reporter near by business and shoppers were told to shelter in place. Karen was working at the super cut. I heard gunshots and everything and then i saw an officer go down and. Reporter after nearly 5 hours police convince suspect to surrender. The bravery saved untold lives according to the mayor. While this was a terrible, terrible tragedy it could have been much worse but for the actions of the First Responders particularly the Police Officers involved. Reporter and according to Law Enforcement there are 9 people 5 me