[ inaudible ] the gut wrenching words of hostage tonight. Honoring his fallen brother in blue on solemn night in smyrna, delaware. Im chris oconnell. Dawn is off tonight. Steven floyd died when inmates held prison correction officers hostage during a 20hour standoff today state official posthumously floyd to lieutena lieutenant. His grief stricken neighbors, friends and family gathered tonight to remember the hero. Brad sattin live in delaware tonight. Brad you were at what was im sure a heartbreaking vigil. Reporter yeah, chris, it was heartbreaking. In fact this vigil comes at the same time were learning new information coming from the medical examiner tonight that lawsuit floyds death has been ruled a homicide by trauma. Meanwhile organizers expected just a few dozen people to attend tonight. Instead they came by the hundreds. Reporter hundreds turned out to support the family of lieutenant steven floyd at smyrna Regional Park with candles, balloons, tears and songs. Reporter in the
Of a true delaware hero. Reporter frigid night couldnt keep hundreds from paying their respects to a fallen comrade a fellow corrections officer a loving husband, father and grandfather remembering lieutenant steven floyd. Reporter still badly bruised officer Joshua Wilkinson spoke with lieutenant floyd he was held hostage. His words sent chills through the crowd. My name is officer wilkinson. I was held hostage ing. No, no, no. Youre inside of a fence when you see a man thats been held captive brutally beaten with an inch of his life, it makes a human. Reporter Corrections Officers are family facing a difficult job theyre there for one another. I served in the military with him down at fort stuart. Know him pretty much all my life. So he was a goodman. Reporter balloons released in his memory and his family too shaken to speak was presented with a framed photo. I worked 17 years ago in the union together and stuff like that. Build that bond and friendship and comradery a fellow staff
Of a true delaware hero. Reporter frigid night couldnt keep hundreds from paying their respects to a fallen comrade a fellow corrections officer a loving husband, father and grandfather remembering lieutenant steven floyd. Reporter still badly bruised officer Joshua Wilkinson spoke with lieutenant floyd he was held hostage. His words sent chills through the crowd. My name is officer wilkinson. I was held hostage ing. No, no, no. Youre inside of a fence when you see a man thats been held captive brutally beaten with an inch of his life, it makes a human. Reporter Corrections Officers are family facing a difficult job theyre there for one another. I served in the military with him down at fort stuart. Know him pretty much all my life. So he was a goodman. Reporter balloons released in his memory and his family too shaken to speak was presented with a framed photo. I worked 17 years ago in the union together and stuff like that. Build that bond and friendship and comradery a fellow staff
Of it. Ive added the front in. Theres the warm air allowing us to boost up into some spots. The low 70s by tomorrow afternoon. But the cold front is going to start forcing that out so by 4 30 in afternoon we bring cooler air. We talk about the cooldown for your sunday coming up. Thanks for that. Police in philadelphia are investigating a hit and runin the philadelphia neighborhood. A driver of a white nissan hit a woman at fifth street and wyoming avenue. Right now the woman is in Critical Condition in the hospital. This morning Philadelphia Police are also looking for the person who killed a person inside her home. As you can see, skyforce 10 was over the seen in Port Richmond where a Family Member discovered the victim beaten and lying face down in her living room. This happened here on mercer street. According to investigators, it appears the womans killer stole some valuables from the house. Neighbors tell us they cant believe anybody would want to harm the 57yearold whos lived her
Strategy to stop the violence. Nbc 10 news starts now. Right now at 11 00, gets your umbrellas ready. The First Alert Weather Team is tracking rain. Its already been a noisy night. Check out the lightning a short time ago. This is looking west from the north town area. Lets get the varlatest from first alert meteorologist. That rain has been increasing over the last few hours. Weve got a first alert for heavy rain for the entire viewing area all day friday and all of friday night. Heavy rain. The worst is during the afternoon rush, worst than the morning rush. Localized flooding, especially later in the day and the evening. Look at this over the last hour. Weve got heavy rain and thunderstorms back to trenton and other area. Wilmington, town to Washington Township and new jersey. Everything moving west to east. Theres more developing back in central and western papennsylvania and the core of all of this is back in the ohio valley. Weve got the worst of it to come and the future cast as