The gunman hasnt been charged yet. Why was a man with such a long rap sheet not in jail. Brynn gingras has more. Brynn . Reporter hes inside the 25th precinct house being questioned. Hes not formally charged yet. Police are talking to him as well as bringing in witnesses to i. D. Him in a lineup. He does live about a mile from here in east harlem where residents and police know about his checkered past. Tyrone howard is in Police Custody but 4 investigates le larns that police have been hunting for him for weeks wanted on three active warrants. Sources say the 30yearold is well known by officers patrolling the east harlem complex including one he is accused of killing, officer randolph holder. We knocked on the door and a person identified as a Family Member said this from behind he door. Right now were going through a crisis, maam. We need some space. Reporter the same person told us howard has a 5yearold son with the woman who lives in that home. We found he has one more housing comp
Tyrone howard is in police custody, captured a few blocks from the scene, slowed by a gunshot wound to the leg. Police sources say howard has been arrested 28 times. Assault, robbery, narcotics in 2009. It was for a shootout that struck an 11yearold girl and 78yearold man. Yet howard was released after being arrested in a big gang crackdown last year, a program run by the Manhattan District Attorneys Office called a Diversion Program. The commissioner lamenting the decision to release howard. Ill speak for myself. My understanding of his track record, he would have been the last person in new york city i would have wanted to see in a Diversion Program. He has shown no propensity with the number of arrests over a period of time for changing his ways. Reporter as howard allegedly killed officer holder last night, he was already being sought for another shooting on september 1st. A gang turf war. Skipping court appearances, he was on the run. Community and religious leaders tore into thos
Hear about is getting a call or some type of information through a Public Security officer that your child has been victim might have. Reporter District Attorney jack whelan is addressing the issue head on. Had a summit for educators this month. One goal, stop private texting. You should move away from Text Messages look at emails if youre doing to use Text Messages as coach, as teacher to make sure that you are including others in that chain. Reporter mom marisol is on board with that. This is personal cell phone were talking about, so hopefully they just remain just emailing the teachers. They want to position themselves to be close to the prey. Reporter licensed social worker troy brendl says parents have to stay vigilant and involved in their kids school lives. This is a world we live that we have to be hyper vigilant. This institution is sacred. It will be very wrong if they do it. Damage trust at the school and teachers. Reporter and the safe schools summit will be held on octobe
Break and hope that the violence does not resume here. You mentioned that there are still a significant number of Police Officers Even National guard soldiers who are positioned across different parts of baltimore at this hour. I want to show you some of what were seeing on the ground here. This spot where were on pennsylvania north, this is a site that was very busy through the activity yesterday and you can see that there are still a few people moving around the city here. Theres a lot of debris. Were right in front of the cvs that was looted. Theres lots of things that were burned out here in the road. We stepped up here and said the Fire Department had to come through and deal with broken glass on the ground and as well as smoke and flames coming out of this store here. We show you some video from late last night as well. There were Police Officers in riot gear. Weve got Police Officers from across the state of maryland that are in the city of baltimore right now assisting the Balt
Folks we hope to solve as we learn more about the incident. I want you to look at the scene from yesterday about 11 15. A gunman armed with a shut gone went into the mall and started shooting. When it was over, Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson of Ellicott City were dead. Five others were wounded. Theyre all out of the hospital, including one shot in the foot. This is a woman who was at the food court on the lower level at the time that happened. Perhaps today well learn more about why this happened and perhaps help the folk at the mall begin to return to normal. Of course it will be closed today. We dont have word as to whether or not it will be open tomorrow. Hopefully in half an hour, well have more answers to the questions that remain after the tragedy here at the mall in columbia. Thats where were live, news 4. Thanks derrick. Well check back with you shortly. We know more about the two shot and killed. Police identified them as 21yearold brianne and a half benlolo of college park