once inside he did not stop. it is rather disturbing for us. you see it all over and here it necessary your hometown. jenna: now we re learning the suspect had a long running feud with that town. rick leventhal outside the scene of the crime. rick? reporter: jenna, that suspect, 59-year-old rockne newell, who was wounded with one of his own guns has been arraigned on three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. he told the judge he couldn t afford a lawyer since he lives on $600 a month on government disability and has no job. when asked if i owns property, he said, quote, judge, they stole it from me. that is what started all this. newell has been in dispute with town officials over his dilapidated home described as junk ward with wood pal let s and a garage ready to fall over. after neighbors complained, officials found buckets filled with feces. newell said he couldn t afford the septic bill and eventually
hall meeting in pennsylvania. police say this gunman blasted through a wall and just began firing. this happened at 7:30 last night in ross township. 85 miles north of philadelphia. investigators identified that shooter as 59-year-old newell. he had an ongoing dispute over his property possibly being condemned. before being caught he went out to his car to get another weapon when he tried to get back inside that s when he was taken down by officials. i wasn t there. the phone conversations in the beginning were very, very hectic. newly has been treated and released into police custody. we are hours away from the beginning of the fort hood
shot. weber says the gunman returned to his car, retrieved a handgun and brought it back into the building. the gunman came into the building, started shooting randomly at the people in the room. newell apparently had a long-running property dispute with town officials. he had reportedly not been in the home since it was condemned on thursday. he is presently in custody, suffering from a bullet wound to the leg. larry jacobs, abc news, new york. we have his name, rockne newell is his name. longstanding debate with the town. one of the reporters for the poconos record, was inside, he was able to give a firsthand account. he said the pictures on the walls were exploding. there were people after the initial shooting. there were the walls were essentially being busted through because the power of his gunshots. people, after that happened people were in corners throwing up. one man, he went out a side door. one woman went to the front door, opened the door.
arrived two victims were dead apparently another town supervisor. another died at the hospital and three more are wounded including one critically, heather. heather: rick, what do we know about the motive? reporter: rockne newell had been battling with the town for years over conditions of his property described as dip a lap dated and ramshackled. police issued a warrant and so the road is blocked off. his property is filled with junk, a old camper and garage ready to collapse. four years ago responding to complaints from neighbors, officials found buckets filled with feces because newell could not afford septic fees. he was toiled to vacate the property and living out of his car. he told a local reporter if i lose this property i have nowhere else to go. what they have been doing to me for so long is wrong. he was treated for his wound and is in a local jail and will be arraigned via videoconference sometime today. heather: thank you, rick.
bargaining agreement. i expect the arbitrator to reduce the suspension maybe 50 games or a hundred games. i think we will see alex rodriguez back on the field. he s got a few more years left on his yankees contract and i don t think this season will be the end of the road for him. ben reiter, thanks for coming in. a pennsylvania man who had ongoing feud with town officials is accused of opening fire during a public meeting killing three people. three others remain hospitalized including the shooter. police say rockne newell fired through a wall and burst into the ross township meeting. he was wrestled to the ground and shot with his own gun. investigators say newell had a long running dispute with officials over the rundown condition of his property which was on the verge of being condemned. hero: if you had a chance to go anywhere in the world, but you had to leave right now, would you go? man: oh i can t go tonight woman: i can t. hero : that s what expedia asked me. host: bo