Turning to national news. The motive to the gunmans shooting yesterday at a planned parenthood in Colorado Springs is still unknown. The middle aged gunman in hunting gear went on a shooting spree killing three people including a police officer. Leanne gregg has the story. A vigil at a Colorado Springs chuch, the first of several to pay tribute to victims of a gunman who terrorized a neighborhood. S vicky cowart planned parenthood 10 16 you are our community and our hearts break together for what has just happened. On friday, reports of shots fired near a planned Parenthood Office in the west side of Colorado Springs. When Police Arrived they were met with a hail of gunfire. Law enforcement sources say the shooter, armed with an ak47 type rifle, fired into a strip mall wounding 9 and killing 3. A bullet shattered oz luhcahno,s windshield as he was caught in the crossfire. Broken glass caused superficial injuries. He described what could have been much worse. S ozy licano witness 45 51
Americans have already served the country and died. And this time their mission could take them into syria as well. Megan hughes tracking from washington. Megan, good morning. Reporter reena,kendis, good morning. A u. S. Official tells abc news a new task force being crereated could require roughly 200 personnel in iraq. The u. S. Is stepping up the fight against the islamic state, defense secretary ash carter laying out the plan to congress. Were defending the meland, acting to defeat isil at its core in syria and iraq. Repter carter announced the u. S. Is establishing a special operations targegeting force. It will be based in iraq and conduct raids, gather intelligence, free htages and aim to capture isis leaders. Even before the attacks on paris, carter had planned for a broader role for u. S. Special ops forces after a raid in iraq in late october. One american was killed. Joshua wheeler, at a discussion at Harvards Kennedy center he disputed boots on the ground. A lot dont think
Hey, good morning. The man accused of attacking a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs taken into custody, Robert Louis Deere and police say he is behind a day of terror. Heres what we know. The siege lasted more than five hours. 115 officers rushed to the scene in the end, 9 people were injured and 3 people were killed including a Police Officer who the New York Times reports this morning was also the copastor of his church. Clayton sandell was there as the siege ended and joins us from the scene. Clayton, good morning to you. Good morning to you, dan. You can see the police are still here on the scene. They have been here overnight. The planned Parenthood Office is right down the treat. They say it could take them days to process this crime scene and perhaps even longer to understand why it happened. Active shooter. Reporter police get the first 911 calls at 11 38 a. M. Holy cow. Oh, my god. Reporter an active shooter inside the planned parenthood Building Armed with a rifle
And two other people in colorado. Robert lewis dear is in custody, he is from south carolina. Nine others including five Colorado Springs Police Officers were shot during that standoff at planned parenthood. We get the very latest now from nbcs leanne greg. Reporter Colorado Springs police say a gunman who stormed a planned Parenthood Office has been captured alive, but not before killing at least three people, including officer garrett swasey. This is a terrible tragedy thats occurred here in Colorado Springs today. Obviously we mourn the loss of the two civilian victims, we mourn the loss of a very brave police officer. Reporter the end came nearly five hours after it started, teams of heavily armed Tactical Police rushed the scene, a Shopping Center where they confronted the shooter and a standoff began with the suspect and Police Firing at each other over the course of several hours. Were pinned down, were getting active gunfire. Reporter five other officers were wounded with nine
Was planned parenthood really his target . Team coverage of this unfolding story starts now. Hey, good morning. The man accused of attacking a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs taken into custody, Robert Louis Deere and police say he is behind a day of terror. Heres what we know. The siege lasted more than five hours. 115 officers rushed to the scene in the end, 9 people were injured and 3 people were killed including a Police Officer who the New York Times reports this morning was also the copastor of his church. Clayton sandell was there as the siege ended and joins us from the scene. Clayton, good morning to you. Good morning to you, dan. You can see the police are still here on the scene. They have been here overnight. The planned Parenthood Office is right down the treat. They say it could take them days to process this crime scene and perhaps even longer to understand why it happened. Active shooter. Reporter police get the first 911 calls at 11 38 a. M. Holy cow. Oh,