reporter: no, we don t. and what i can tell you, what we do know at this point, is that it was a california highway patrol motorcycle officer that pulled over this white gmc truck, pulled him over and then decided that the car needed to be im pounded. that officer went back to his vehicle to process the paperwork, at which point the suspect allegedly reached back into his vehicle, retrieved a rifle and began shooting. the first officer was hit, but he was able to call for backup and multiple agencies responded to his call for needing assistance. they got there and a massive gun battle ensued. in fact, the river side police department chief called it a, quote, long and horrific gun battle, and during that two other officers were hit. one is still in critical condition. the other was minor injuries. the suspect was killed at the scene, however that first officer, that motorcycle officer that was processing that paperwork, the first one that was there, he did die from his
prisoner hopped a tractor to make his mistake and he might have murdered a corrections employee. and a shark taking a diver by surprise. the man said he could have died if it wasn t for a couple of nurses that happened to be nearby. we ll talk to the heros that didn t hesitate to help. i m rick leventhal in for shep. the suspect in the el paso massacre confessing he s the killer and admitting to authorities that he was targeting mexicans. that s according to a sworn statement from a detective. the detective writing that the admitted killer waived his right to remain silent after surrendering near the scene. jeff paul is reporting live from el paso. jeff? yeah, rick. we knew on the day of the shooting the suspected shooter got out of his honda civic and gave him self up to a motorcycle
we know the call came in first officer arrived six minutes later. the protocol here in el paso is to wait for three officers and those three officers then go in to try to neutralize the threat. we do not know at this point when three officers arrived, when they went in or even if anybody went in. the police haven t even said if police went into the walmart or interacted with the shooter beep we do know, which we learned today, some 24 minutes after the officer arrived, the suspect was able to leave and give himself up to a motorcycle officer on the periphery. the most significant, as soon as they speak, they re on the record. if they change the story a day later, someone is going to say you have to change the story. first you have to interview all the officers. if their story don t correspond, you have to reinterview them.
everything happened. i was trying to call back to where he was hiding. he could have easily shot me, but he didn t. dana: also learning a few new details about how authorities arrested the suspected shooter an el paso police spokes person said the suspect was driving a honda civic when he got out with his hands raised and surrendered to a motorcycle officer. we know a public attorney, a public defender has been appointed to the suspected shooter. we also know he s facing capital murder charges. he is facing life and also possibly hate crime charges. one other thing, dana, lot of the focus after trump s visit, will be now on the 22 funerals. the first one will begin tomorrow. dana: jeff paul in el paso,
nationalist. the protocol here in el paso is to wait for three officers and those three officers then go in to try to neutralize the threat. we do not know at this point when three officers arrived, when they went in or even if anybody went in. police went into the walmart or interacted with the shooter beep do kn we do know, which we learned today, some 24 minutes after the officer april riefrrived, the ss able to leave and give himself up to a motorcycle officer on the periphery. the most significant, as soon as they speak, they re on the record. if they change the story a day later, someone is going to say you have to change the story. first you have to interview all the officers. if their story don t correspond, you have to reinterview them.